Bucharest vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$535
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
78
14
😀 Quality of life
84
44
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.03M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 90% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4935th and 7960th ($1138 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 350th in China, while ranked 508th and 7402nd 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
$11.9
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$16685

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$999
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$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514