Cost of living comparison
Romania is 10.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD725
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD773
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD151
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD355
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD498
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD244
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD301
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD691
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,894
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,900,751
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD737
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,370
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,442
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,639
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,084
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 33.1% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,917
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD641,884
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD213
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD168
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD391
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,615
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD490
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,943
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,804
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,574
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,329
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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