Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Romania
  3. Bucharest
  4. China
  5. Beijing
  6. Comparison
RON
COMPARED TO
CNY

Beijing is 27.6% more expensive than Bucharest.

If you lived in Beijing instead of Bucharest, you would:
local_dining

pay 43.9% less for restaurants

  Bucharest help_outline Beijing help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.26
RON29.04
$4.42
CN¥29.96
-39.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.84
RON19.36
$5.15
CN¥34.96
+6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.56
RON6.26
$0.52
CN¥3.53
-66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.37
RON5.47
$0.32
CN¥2.20
-76.3%
Average -43.9%
Bucharest vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 41.4% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.76
RON3.04
$1.74
CN¥11.82
+129.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.96
RON11.87
$8.38
CN¥56.81
+182.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
RON18.11
$6.99
CN¥47.44
+54.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.64
RON10.55
$2.01
CN¥13.64
-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.41
RON9.63
$1.59
CN¥10.81
-33.8%
Apples (1 lb) $0.52
RON2.06
$0.95
CN¥6.44
+84.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.63
RON2.53
$0.66
CN¥4.48
+4.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.63
RON2.54
$0.88
CN¥5.96
+38.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.64
RON2.56
$0.59
CN¥4.00
-7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.33
RON1.34
$0.39
CN¥2.65
+16.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.32
RON1.29
$0.35
CN¥2.40
+10.0%
Average +41.4%
Bucharest vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 15.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.78
RON19.13
$3.99
CN¥27.05
-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass $16.93
RON67.77
$29.45
CN¥199.76
+74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,281.74
RON85,192.94
$20,617.04
CN¥139,833.00
-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.35
RON17.43
$4.62
CN¥31.36
+6.2%
Average +15.2%
Bucharest vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 55.5% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $9.54
RON38.20
$15.07
CN¥102.20
+57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.38
RON1,931.01
$1,090.22
CN¥7,394.29
+126.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $337.67
RON1,351.74
$618.51
CN¥4,194.99
+83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $80.52
RON322.35
$44.19
CN¥299.69
-45.1%
Average +55.5%
Bucharest vs. Beijing - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.1 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $415.78
RON1,664.39
$741.02
CN¥5,025.92
+78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,501.40
RON38,035.04
$23,299.62
CN¥158,027.37
+145.2%
Average +111.7%
Bucharest vs. Beijing - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.93
RON7.74
$1.77
CN¥11.99
-8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.39
RON9.59
$4.35
CN¥29.53
+81.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.84
RON19.36
$2.95
CN¥19.98
-39.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $46.72
RON187.01
$49.50
CN¥335.70
+6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.26
RON29.04
$7.36
CN¥49.94
+1.5%
Average +8.3%
Bucharest vs. Beijing - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 5.2% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $75.31
RON301.49
$69.50
CN¥471.40
-7.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.41
RON149.74
$37.07
CN¥251.45
-0.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $78.00
RON312.22
$85.90
CN¥582.60
+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $92.20
RON369.08
$110.18
CN¥747.31
+19.5%
Average +5.2%
Bucharest vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing
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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: March 2021
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