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Baia Mare vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 27.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 3.1% less in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 54.7% less in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Baia Mare

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

Baia Mare vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baia Mare instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$10.35 RON44.88	+146.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$7.48 RON32.41	+52.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.86 RON8.06	+287.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.38 RON5.98	+349.7%
Average			+208.9%

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.27 RON5.49	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$3.59 RON15.58	-51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.03 RON21.81	-24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$3.17 RON13.76	+78.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$2.71 RON11.76	+77.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.50 RON2.15	-49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.71 RON3.09	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.75 RON3.24	-6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$1.03 RON4.45	+70.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.46 RON1.99	+31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.37 RON1.62	-9.4%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$5.87 RON25.46	+39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$16.10 RON69.81	-49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	+55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$8.08 RON35.02	+74.6%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 3.1% less for housing

	Beijing	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$11.82 RON51.24	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$286.61 RON1,242.57	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$207.90 RON901.32	-58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$88.13 RON382.10	+124.5%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 54.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$430.56 RON1,866.65	-39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	-69.9%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$1.96 RON8.48	+74.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.30 RON9.97	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$5.75 RON24.93	+36.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$51.76 RON224.40	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$6.90 RON29.92	-18.0%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$53.49 RON231.88	-14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$38.19 RON165.56	+5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$69.01 RON299.20	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$92.02 RON398.93	-12.8%
Average			-9.4%

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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: December 2025

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