Bucharest vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$525
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
77
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
12.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 121% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4913th and 8651st ($1116 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 646th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$19556

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
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$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
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$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563