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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 36.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 13.7% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 28.1% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 54.5% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Ramnicu Valcea

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

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$8.05 RON34.91	+91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$6.90 RON29.92	+40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.15 RON9.31	+347.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.69 RON7.31	+449.6%
Average			+232.3%

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.25 RON5.42	-26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.42 RON19.18	-40.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$6.03 RON26.15	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$3.33 RON14.42	+87.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.03 RON13.12	+97.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.57 RON2.49	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.73 RON3.17	-5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.63 RON2.71	-21.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$1.04 RON4.52	+73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.45 RON1.93	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.45 RON1.97	+9.9%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$6.19 RON26.85	+47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$23.00 RON99.73	-27.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	+46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$6.21 RON26.93	+34.3%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 28.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$7.67 RON33.24	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$448.59 RON1,944.80	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$299.06 RON1,296.53	-40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$135.74 RON588.50	+245.7%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 54.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$456.02 RON1,977.01	-35.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-73.3%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$2.53 RON10.97	+125.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.07 RON8.98	-28.7%
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	$40.64 RON176.20	-29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$9.20 RON39.89	+9.4%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$59.21 RON256.70	-5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$37.09 RON160.82	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$66.71 RON289.23	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$72.85 RON315.82	-31.0%
Average			-13.1%

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