Cost of living comparison
China is 3.0% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in China instead of Romania, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Romania
|
China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.47
|
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.02
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.61
|
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Romania
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.47
|
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.86
|
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.70
|
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.11
|
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.92
|
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Romania
|
China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.37
|
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.96
|
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.08
|
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Romania
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Romania
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.37
|
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.07
|
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.48
|
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.53
|
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Romania
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.13
|
$76.83
CN¥558.32
|
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