Cost of living comparison
Romania is 12.2% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.36
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Estonia
|
Romania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.20
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.71
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Estonia
|
Romania
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.85
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€324.56
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
Estonia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.87
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Romania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.24
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.95
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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