Bucharest vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$474
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
1.72M
12.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 93% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5565th and 8544th ($988 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 645th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$19343

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$867
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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591