cost
Cost of Living Index
Bucharest
53.8
city
Beijing
91.5
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
No clear winner across 26 metrics.
cost
Bucharest
53.8
city
Beijing
91.5
city
safety
Bucharest
50.4
city
Beijing
60.7
city
housing
Bucharest
$2,209
city
Beijing
$3,003
city
jobs
Bucharest
$2,763/mo
city
Beijing
$2,921/mo
city
health
Bucharest
80.3
city
Beijing
65.1
city
environment
Bucharest
27.4 ug/m3
city
Beijing
28.7 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Bucharest
135 Mbps
city
Beijing
140 Mbps
city
demographics
Bucharest
1.0%
city
Beijing
-0.3%
city
economy
Bucharest
4.0%
city
Beijing
8.4%
city
economy
Bucharest
$4,855/mo
city
Beijing
$2,843/mo
city
education
Bucharest
77.8
city
Beijing
58.8
city
environment
Bucharest
14.1 ug/m3
city
Beijing
7.2 ug/m3
city
environment
Bucharest
76
city
Beijing
77.4
city
health
Bucharest
75.2 years
city
Beijing
78.3 years
city
health
Bucharest
13.7%
city
Beijing
24.4%
city
housing
Bucharest
8.6x
city
Beijing
8.1x
city
housing
Bucharest
$4,045/sqm
city
Beijing
$3,513/sqm
city
housing
Bucharest
$2,428/mo
city
Beijing
$2,532/mo
city
jobs
Bucharest
11.7%
city
Beijing
8.2%
city
quality
Bucharest
7.1
city
Beijing
7.3
city
religion
Bucharest
59.2%
city
Beijing
66.0%
city
religion
Bucharest
77.9%
city
Beijing
52.5%
city
religion
Bucharest
52.8%
city
Beijing
58.2%
city
safety
Bucharest
23.0 per 100k
city
Beijing
25.2 per 100k
city
safety
Bucharest
76.9 per 100k
city
Beijing
34.9 per 100k
city
transport
Bucharest
73.2
city
Beijing
68.2
city