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Targu Mures vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Targu Mures is 50.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Targu Mures
Groceries: pay 7.1% more in Targu Mures
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Targu Mures
Housing: pay 28.8% more in Targu Mures
Childcare: pay 97.1% more in Targu Mures
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in Targu Mures
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Targu Mures

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Targu Mures are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Targu Mures.

Targu Mures vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Targu Mures instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Targu Mures
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$9.20 RON39.89	+118.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$9.20 RON39.89	+87.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.61 RON6.98	+235.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.20 RON5.19	+289.7%
Average			+182.9%

Beijing vs. Targu Mures - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Targu Mures
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.26 RON5.45	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.31 RON18.70	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$6.14 RON26.64	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$3.04 RON13.16	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.18 RON13.80	+107.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.45 RON1.96	-54.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.61 RON2.64	-20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.68 RON2.94	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.89 RON3.85	+47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.42 RON1.81	+19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.41 RON1.76	-1.4%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Beijing	Targu Mures
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$6.00 RON26.00	+42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$18.40 RON79.79	-41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$28,327.85 RON122,812.56	+55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$8.28 RON35.90	+79.0%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 28.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Targu Mures
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$9.83 RON42.64	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$439.84 RON1,906.90	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$310.56 RON1,346.40	-38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$129.74 RON562.47	+230.4%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 97.1% more for childcare

	Beijing	Targu Mures
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$1,401.10 RON6,074.32	+97.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	??
Average			+97.1%

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Targu Mures
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$2.07 RON8.98	+84.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.35 RON10.17	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$6.15 RON26.68	+46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$46.58 RON201.96	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$5.75 RON24.93	-31.6%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Targu Mures
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$71.89 RON311.67	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$32.21 RON139.63	-11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$73.61 RON319.15	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$80.52 RON349.07	-23.7%
Average			-7.4%

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