China vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$270
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$13303
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
4.93
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
78
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
45
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
31%
🎓 Higher education
88
71
😀 Quality of life
52
71
🏙️ Population
1.41B
19.1M

The average cost of living in China ($650) is 33% less expensive than in Romania ($973). China ranked 162nd vs 103rd for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in China compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 85th and 48th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs Romania

We calculate prices for China and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 544 and 47 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

China Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4120
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.66
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$442
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17761
$10186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$601
32.1M
Chengdu
$666
20.9M
Shanghai
$1126
24.9M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Beijing
$1044
21.9M
Guangzhou
$782
18.7M
Tianjin
$663
13.9M
Wuhan
$653
12.3M
Suzhou
$782
12.7M
Xi'an
$585
13M
Baoding
$468
11.5M
Hangzhou
$860
11.9M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Changsha
$617
10M
Hong Kong
$2674
7.41M
Harbin
$680
10M
Linyi
$530
11M
Hefei
$654
9.37M
Nanjing
$765
9.31M
Jinan
$547
9.2M
Ningbo
$671
9.4M
Zhengzhou
$511
12.6M
Xuzhou
$514
9.08M
Dongguan
$666
10.5M
Nantong
$557
7.73M
Changchun
$588
9.07M
Wenzhou
$763
9.57M
Yantai
$705
7.1M
Shenyang
$575
9.07M
Shijiazhuang
$493
10.6M

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K