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Beijing vs. Brasov Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 23.0% more expensive than Brasov.

Restaurants: pay 58.7% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 21.6% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 12.1% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Brasov Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.7% less for restaurants

	Brasov	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.70 RON46.78	$4.17 CN¥30.56	-56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 RON33.79	$5.57 CN¥40.75	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON9.36	$0.50 CN¥3.63	-74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.81 RON8.73	$0.31 CN¥2.26	-82.9%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Brasov	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 RON6.08	$1.43 CN¥10.50	+13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.03 RON19.42	$7.31 CN¥53.49	+81.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.65 RON27.28	$7.17 CN¥52.49	+26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.18 RON15.34	$1.74 CN¥12.72	-45.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 RON14.14	$1.53 CN¥11.21	-47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RON2.58	$0.92 CN¥6.72	+71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RON3.50	$0.71 CN¥5.21	-1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.33	$0.89 CN¥6.49	+28.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 RON5.10	$0.58 CN¥4.27	-44.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.07	$0.37 CN¥2.70	-14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.26	$0.47 CN¥3.45	+0.7%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Brasov	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 RON27.14	$4.36 CN¥31.92	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON83.17	$33.40 CN¥244.47	+93.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON28.07	$4.59 CN¥33.62	-21.1%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 21.6% more for housing

	Brasov	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.81 RON42.51	$13.28 CN¥97.24	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.66 RON2,623.15	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	+71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$384.66 RON1,856.01	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	+28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.84 RON554.11	$42.04 CN¥307.76	-63.4%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Brasov	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$403.19 RON1,945.40	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	+89.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,126.45 RON29,560.10	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	+274.0%
Average			+181.7%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Brasov	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 RON12.48	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-56.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 RON14.31	$3.60 CN¥26.38	+21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.39 RON25.99	$3.48 CN¥25.47	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.53 RON248.65	$65.46 CN¥479.18	+27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON41.59	$8.35 CN¥61.12	-3.1%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

	Brasov	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.97 RON260.40	$62.65 CN¥458.67	+16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.57 RON195.73	$34.69 CN¥253.93	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.28 RON377.68	$83.45 CN¥610.93	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.81 RON370.61	$107.64 CN¥787.96	+40.1%
Average			+12.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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