Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.4% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Romania instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
$6.92
RON32.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
$1.30
RON6.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
$1.20
RON5.58
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
$3.06
RON14.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
$4.98
RON23.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
$2.23
RON10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
$0.59
RON2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
$0.87
RON4.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
$6.47
RON30.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
$18.36
RON85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
$5.47
RON25.42
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
$212.37
RON986.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
|
pay 26.9% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
$1.58
RON7.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
$1.81
RON8.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
$35.37
RON164.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
$6.08
RON28.27
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
$77.90
RON362.02
|
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