Cost of Living Comparison Between Shanghai and Sibiu Cost of Living Comparison Between Shanghai and Sibiu

🙂 Solo nomad: Shanghai is 2.9% cheaper than Sibiu without rent, and 12.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shanghai is 5.9% cheaper than Sibiu without rent, and 22.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.80 ¥33.19

$9.16 RON 40.23

-47.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.90 ¥248

$45.89 RON 201

-21.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.40 ¥37.40

$7.06 RON 30.99

-23.51%

Cappuccino

$3.58 ¥24.76

$3.20 RON 14.03

11.87%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 ¥4.05

$1.98 RON 8.68

-70.20%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ¥2.33

$1.70 RON 7.47

-80.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.38 ¥9.55

$2.81 RON 12.34

-50.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 ¥19.22

$3.54 RON 15.53

-21.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.13 ¥14.72

$1.51 RON 6.63

41.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.79 ¥12.39

$1.27 RON 5.59

40.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.06 ¥7.31

$1.54 RON 6.78

-31.17%

Eggs

$1.63 ¥11.31

$3.27 RON 14.34

-50.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.57 ¥108

$7.90 RON 34.68

97.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.10 ¥21.43

$6.18 RON 27.13

-49.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.99 ¥76.1

$8.83 RON 38.76

24.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 ¥15.63

$1.22 RON 5.36

85.25%

Banana (1kg)

$1.73 ¥11.98

$1.56 RON 6.87

10.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.81 ¥12.50

$1.66 RON 7.28

9.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 ¥10.05

$2.19 RON 9.63

-33.79%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 ¥5.44

$0.80 RON 3.53

-1.25%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 ¥7.81

$0.87 RON 3.83

29.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ¥4.71

$1.02 RON 4.50

-33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ¥3.89

$0.88 RON 3.88

-36.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.72 ¥18.80

$6.09 RON 26.72

-55.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.92 ¥75.5

$7.26 RON 31.88

50.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 ¥5.75

$0.99 RON 4.36

-16.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.61 ¥11.15

$1.78 RON 7.81

-9.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ¥2.98

$0.71 RON 3.10

-39.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.22 ¥237

$20.18 RON 88.6

69.57%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.17 ¥15.02

$0.89 RON 3.92

143.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.38 ¥2.61

$0.80 RON 3.51

-52.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.27 ¥57.2

$9.15 RON 40.18

-9.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.10 ¥7.64

$1.65 RON 7.24

-33.33%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.5K ¥135.2K

$28.0K RON 122.8K

-30.14%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$17.9K ¥123.8K

$25.8K RON 113.4K

-30.70%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$53.1 ¥368

$140 RON 614

-62.02%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.64 ¥59.8

$8.58 RON 37.66

0.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.54 ¥93.7

$11.15 RON 48.95

21.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.44 ¥321

$40.51 RON 178

14.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.76 ¥137

$15.84 RON 69.6

24.75%

Cinema Ticket

$8.42 ¥58.2

$6.72 RON 29.52

25.30%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,265 ¥8,757

$435 RON 1,909

191.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$31.2K ¥215.6K

$6,822 RON 29.9K

356.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.3 ¥403

$68.3 RON 300

-14.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.31 ¥258

$38.86 RON 171

-3.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.7 ¥537

$82.1 RON 360

-5.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$96.1 ¥665

$94.5 RON 415

1.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$950 ¥6,573

$383 RON 1,683

147.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$569 ¥3,939

$326 RON 1,431

74.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,528 ¥17.5K

$687 RON 3,017

267.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,207 ¥8,352

$571 RON 2,507

111.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.9K ¥96.2K

$2,503 RON 11.0K

455.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,247 ¥50.2K

$2,104 RON 9,238

244.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,687 ¥11.7K

$1,200 RON 5,267

40.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.58

6.5

-44.92%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Shanghai: March 2, 2026

Last update for Sibiu: March 1, 2026

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