Bucharest vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$496
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
76
17
😀 Quality of life
78
37
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.03M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 73% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5404th and 7790th ($1036 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 642nd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$2.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$15431

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$900
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$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528