Bucharest vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$562
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
78
14
😀 Quality of life
84
43
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.03M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 88% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4877th and 7898th ($1148 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 482nd and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Zhoukou

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Bucharest Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$18568

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$995
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$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531