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Timisoara vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Timisoara is 50.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Timisoara
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Timisoara
Transportation: pay 45.3% more in Timisoara
Housing: pay 21.2% more in Timisoara
Childcare: pay 44.1% less in Timisoara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% more in Timisoara
Clothing: pay 9.8% more in Timisoara

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

Timisoara vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Timisoara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$11.50 RON50.29	+173.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$8.05 RON35.21	+64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$2.17 RON9.48	+352.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.88 RON8.22	+512.6%
Average			+275.6%

Beijing vs. Timisoara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Timisoara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.31 RON5.74	-23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.74 RON20.72	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$5.81 RON25.38	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$3.17 RON13.85	+78.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.92 RON12.78	+90.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.52 RON2.28	-46.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.71 RON3.13	-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.72 RON3.16	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.15 RON5.02	+90.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.34 RON1.50	-1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.43 RON1.89	+5.1%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 45.3% more for transportation

	Beijing	Timisoara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$6.21 RON27.16	+47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$32.21 RON140.82	+2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$28,323.13 RON123,845.70	+55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$8.15 RON35.65	+76.2%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 21.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Timisoara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$8.59 RON37.55	-33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$487.90 RON2,133.39	-47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$347.97 RON1,521.52	-31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$116.78 RON510.63	+197.4%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 44.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Timisoara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$481.56 RON2,105.66	-32.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$10,236.95 RON44,762.07	-56.0%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Timisoara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.65 RON11.57	+135.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$3.23 RON14.12	+11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$5.98 RON26.15	+42.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$44.67 RON195.31	-22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$8.40 RON36.71	-0.2%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	Timisoara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$73.90 RON323.14	+18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$45.02 RON196.87	+23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$82.30 RON359.88	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$101.22 RON442.59	-4.1%
Average			+9.8%

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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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