Cost of living comparison
Alba Iulia is 8.9% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Beijing
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥29.97
|
$8.62
RON40.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥39.96
|
$5.93
RON27.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
$1.44
RON6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.22
|
$1.08
RON5.00
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.30
|
$1.00
RON4.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.46
|
$4.03
RON18.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.47
|
$5.04
RON23.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.48
|
$3.18
RON14.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥10.99
|
$2.80
RON13.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.59
|
$0.46
RON2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.11
|
$0.65
RON2.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.37
|
$0.65
RON3.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$1.06
RON4.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.64
|
$0.33
RON1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
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pay 1.9% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.30
|
$5.62
RON26.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥239.75
|
$16.16
RON75.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥149,845.55
|
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥32.97
|
$4.85
RON22.50
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥95.37
|
$8.81
RON40.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,675.78
|
$301.23
RON1,398.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,535.34
|
$247.29
RON1,147.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥301.81
|
$114.84
RON533.06
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,481.28
|
$403.19
RON1,871.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥164,497.11
|
$6,126.45
RON28,437.12
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥7.99
|
$1.62
RON7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥25.87
|
$2.15
RON10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥24.97
|
$5.39
RON25.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥469.93
|
$38.43
RON178.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥59.94
|
$5.17
RON24.00
|
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pay 19.5% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥449.81
|
$40.94
RON190.03
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥249.02
|
$34.48
RON160.02
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥599.13
|
$78.28
RON363.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥772.74
|
$68.23
RON316.71
|
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