Cost of living comparison
Romania is 19.1% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Romania instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$8.50
RON38.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$6.39
RON29.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.73
RON7.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.42
RON6.51
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.09
RON4.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$3.76
RON17.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$5.57
RON25.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.98
RON13.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.73
RON12.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.47
RON2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.67
RON3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.64
RON2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.84
RON3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.37
RON1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.68
RON25.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$19.80
RON90.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$25,308.53
RON115,816.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$6.26
RON28.66
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Yemen
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$8.81
RON40.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$370.46
RON1,695.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$263.66
RON1,206.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$101.60
RON464.94
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$363.62
RON1,664.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$5,956.82
RON27,259.58
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$2.02
RON9.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.17
RON9.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$5.28
RON24.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$37.57
RON171.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$6.14
RON28.11
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$59.54
RON272.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$34.40
RON157.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$69.71
RON319.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$80.78
RON369.65
|
|
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