Bucharest vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$496	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	76	19
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	1.72M	7.01M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 57% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5404th and 7219th ($1036 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 642nd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Zhumadian

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	Bucharest	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$9322

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525