Cost of living comparison
Romania is 17.8% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Romania instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.31
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.50
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
San Marino
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€504.92
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€467.05
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€329.88
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.29
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.64
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.07
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.89
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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