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

🙂 Solo nomad: Shanghai is 2.8% cheaper than Sibiu without rent, and 10.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shanghai is 3.8% cheaper than Sibiu without rent, and 21.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.77 ¥33.30

$9.08 RON 39.75

-47.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.92 ¥251

$45.22 RON 198

-20.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.45 ¥38.01

$6.93 RON 30.36

-21.36%

Cappuccino

$3.42 ¥23.89

$3.22 RON 14.10

6.21%

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

$0.58 ¥4.07

$1.98 RON 8.66

-70.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ¥2.35

$1.77 RON 7.76

-80.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.42 ¥9.91

$2.69 RON 11.80

-47.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.80 ¥19.56

$3.41 RON 14.94

-17.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.09 ¥14.59

$1.50 RON 6.59

39.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1.85 ¥12.92

$1.22 RON 5.35

51.64%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.10 ¥7.66

$1.60 RON 7.01

-31.25%

Eggs

$1.60 ¥11.20

$3.29 RON 14.39

-51.37%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.28 ¥107

$8.19 RON 35.88

86.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.08 ¥21.53

$6.03 RON 26.39

-48.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.85 ¥75.8

$8.79 RON 38.51

23.44%

Apples (1kg)

$2.33 ¥16.30

$1.17 RON 5.13

99.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 ¥12.35

$1.59 RON 6.95

11.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.78 ¥12.42

$1.66 RON 7.27

7.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 ¥10.28

$2.12 RON 9.30

-30.66%

Potato (1kg)

$0.81 ¥5.64

$0.76 RON 3.33

6.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 ¥8.10

$0.88 RON 3.87

31.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.63 ¥4.37

$1.06 RON 4.64

-40.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 ¥4.17

$0.94 RON 4.13

-36.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.77 ¥19.35

$5.93 RON 25.97

-53.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.49 ¥80.2

$6.77 RON 29.64

69.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 ¥5.86

$0.98 RON 4.31

-14.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.61 ¥11.27

$1.87 RON 8.18

-13.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.40 ¥2.79

$0.71 RON 3.11

-43.66%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.13 ¥238

$19.71 RON 86.3

73.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.29 ¥15.98

$0.88 RON 3.87

160.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.38 ¥2.63

$0.85 RON 3.73

-55.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.32 ¥58.1

$9.34 RON 40.89

-10.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ¥8.00

$1.61 RON 7.05

-28.57%

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

$19.7K ¥137.2K

$27.6K RON 120.8K

-28.74%

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

$18.3K ¥127.5K

$26.3K RON 115.1K

-30.48%

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

$52.1 ¥363

$138 RON 605

-62.32%

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

$8.79 ¥61.3

$8.43 RON 36.94

4.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.87 ¥96.8

$11.14 RON 48.79

24.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.42 ¥324

$41.09 RON 180

12.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.78 ¥138

$15.63 RON 68.5

26.55%

Cinema Ticket

$8.28 ¥57.8

$7.11 RON 31.14

16.46%

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

$1,297 ¥9,056

$433 RON 1,895

199.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$30.9K ¥215.7K

$6,920 RON 30.3K

346.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 ¥417

$69.2 RON 303

-13.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.03 ¥265

$37.70 RON 165

0.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.5 ¥541

$82.5 RON 361

-6.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$99.3 ¥693

$94.5 RON 414

5.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$944 ¥6,591

$369 RON 1,618

155.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$570 ¥3,981

$326 RON 1,428

74.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,460 ¥17.2K

$691 RON 3,026

256.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,204 ¥8,401

$564 RON 2,471

113.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$14.2K ¥99.5K

$2,558 RON 11.2K

457.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,080 ¥49.4K

$2,087 RON 9,142

239.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,632 ¥11.4K

$1,175 RON 5,146

38.91%

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: January 10, 2026

Last update for Sibiu: January 12, 2026

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