Bucharest vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$449
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
76
17
😀 Quality of life
77
41
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.03M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 64% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5593rd and 7809th ($961 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 370th in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 703rd and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$13369

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532