Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 97.5% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Romania, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON38.89
|
$17.24
€15.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.23
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.90
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.51
|
$2.42
€2.22
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
Romania
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.97
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.22
|
$6.64
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.49
|
$4.35
€4.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.63
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.51
|
$4.78
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.16
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.07
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.92
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.85
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON25.99
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.62
|
$50.71
€46.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON115,816.89
|
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.66
|
$24.68
€22.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Romania
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.30
|
$50.54
€46.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,695.30
|
$808.25
€742.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,206.56
|
$687.98
€632.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON464.94
|
$168.59
€154.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Romania
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,664.01
|
$588.37
€540.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,259.58
|
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
|
pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.23
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.92
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.16
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON171.93
|
$33.63
€30.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.11
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Romania
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON272.48
|
$92.98
€85.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.42
|
$41.35
€38.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON319.01
|
$87.07
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON369.65
|
$130.15
€119.63
|
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