Cost of living comparison
Romania is 37.7% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Romania instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.88
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.29
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.55
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.30
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Romania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.76
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.48
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.45
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.05
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.95
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.77
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.23
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.63
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.61
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$106.65
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,655.39
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$31.02
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Romania
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$85.61
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,675.30
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,382.00
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$145.75
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,071.16
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$18,097.80
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Romania
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.62
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.58
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.93
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$63.42
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.55
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$108.33
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$67.24
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$163.14
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$179.33
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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