Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 20.2% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Bucharest
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$11.06
RON51.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$5.97
RON27.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$4.39
RON20.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$3.23
RON14.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.74
RON3.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Bucharest
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
$17.69
RON81.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
$24,329.82
RON112,423.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
$5.96
RON27.55
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Beijing
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
$9.46
RON43.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
$509.31
RON2,353.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
$357.17
RON1,650.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
$108.55
RON501.58
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
$508.58
RON2,350.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
$9,180.57
RON42,421.58
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
$47.02
RON217.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Bucharest
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
$72.25
RON333.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
$42.02
RON194.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
$77.44
RON357.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
$97.82
RON452.02
|
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