Bucharest vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$474
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
77
17
😀 Quality of life
79
38
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.03M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 70% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5565th and 7893rd ($988 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 645th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$14854

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484