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Beijing vs. Timisoara Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 19.3% more expensive than Timisoara.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 11.9% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 41.2% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Timisoara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.2% less for restaurants

	Timisoara	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.62 RON41.59	$4.17 CN¥30.56	-51.6%
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)	$1.90 RON9.18	$0.50 CN¥3.63	-73.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 RON8.70	$0.31 CN¥2.26	-82.8%
Average			-57.2%

Timisoara vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.9% more for groceries

	Timisoara	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 RON5.24	$1.43 CN¥10.50	+32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.79 RON23.11	$7.31 CN¥53.49	+52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON28.31	$7.17 CN¥52.49	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 RON14.60	$1.74 CN¥12.72	-42.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 RON13.55	$1.53 CN¥11.21	-45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.21	$0.92 CN¥6.72	+99.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.08	$0.71 CN¥5.21	+11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 RON3.28	$0.89 CN¥6.49	+30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RON4.81	$0.58 CN¥4.27	-41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.76	$0.37 CN¥2.70	+0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON2.05	$0.47 CN¥3.45	+10.9%
Average			+11.9%

Timisoara vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Timisoara	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.79 RON27.95	$4.36 CN¥31.92	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.01 RON135.15	$33.40 CN¥244.47	+19.2%
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)	$7.35 RON35.46	$4.59 CN¥33.62	-37.5%
Average			-15.7%

Timisoara vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.2% more for housing

	Timisoara	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.03 RON43.58	$13.28 CN¥97.24	+47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$409.20 RON1,974.39	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	+127.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.73 RON1,571.67	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	+51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.30 RON517.70	$42.04 CN¥307.76	-60.8%
Average			+41.2%

Timisoara vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Timisoara	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$380.67 RON1,836.71	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	+100.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,166.34 RON39,402.61	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	+180.6%
Average			+140.6%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Timisoara	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 RON11.96	$1.11 CN¥8.15	-55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 RON13.86	$3.60 CN¥26.38	+25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.39 RON25.99	$3.48 CN¥25.47	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.27 RON208.80	$65.46 CN¥479.18	+51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.46 RON31.19	$8.35 CN¥61.12	+29.2%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Timisoara	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.65 RON249.22	$62.65 CN¥458.67	+21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.34 RON199.46	$34.69 CN¥253.93	-16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.11 RON343.08	$83.45 CN¥610.93	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.55 RON422.44	$107.64 CN¥787.96	+22.9%
Average			+11.4%

Timisoara vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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