Cost of living comparison
Italy is 78.9% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Italy instead of Romania, you would:
pay 70.2% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$4.88
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$8.02
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$38.40
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$18.65
€17.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$608.10
€568.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$488.80
€456.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$459.30
€429.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
|
pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$51.79
€48.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$114.84
€107.28
|
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