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Romania vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 18.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Romania
Groceries: pay 0.6% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 12.8% more in Romania
Housing: pay 3.1% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in Romania

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Romania are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Romania. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Romania.

Romania vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$8.56 RON41.30	+105.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$6.33 RON30.53	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$1.72 RON8.28	+245.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$1.43 RON6.89	+361.9%
Average			+181.6%

Beijing vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

	Beijing	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$1.08 RON5.20	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$3.79 RON18.29	-48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$5.46 RON26.34	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$2.83 RON13.65	+62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$2.70 RON13.03	+76.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$0.47 RON2.28	-48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$0.66 RON3.17	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$0.65 RON3.12	-27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$0.85 RON4.10	+45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.38 RON1.82	+2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.41 RON1.98	-13.0%
Average			-0.6%

Beijing vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

	Beijing	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$5.64 RON27.24	+29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	$20.73 RON100.02	-37.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$25,159.13 RON121,392.80	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$6.39 RON30.86	+39.3%
Average			+12.8%

Beijing vs. Romania - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$8.45 RON40.76	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$363.94 RON1,756.01	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$266.85 RON1,287.56	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$107.36 RON518.04	+155.4%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$405.62 RON1,957.10	-46.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$6,284.14 RON30,320.96	-72.6%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$2.01 RON9.72	+80.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$2.20 RON10.63	-38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$5.30 RON25.57	+52.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$37.40 RON180.46	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$6.19 RON29.86	-25.9%
Average			+5.1%

Beijing vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$57.67 RON278.26	-8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$34.90 RON168.39	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$69.76 RON336.58	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$80.53 RON388.56	-25.2%
Average			-12.2%

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