Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 7.8% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 5.7% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Romania
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 14.7% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Romania

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing in Romania are more expensive than in Brazil. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Romania.

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Romania vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Brazil, you would:

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pay 33.6% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.38 R$32.28	$9.82 RON46.44	+53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 R$38.69	$7.22 RON34.13	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.29	$1.87 RON8.86	+50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 R$3.77	$1.57 RON7.43	+110.9%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

	Brazil	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 R$8.52	$1.10 RON5.19	-34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 R$23.94	$3.76 RON17.78	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 R$20.72	$5.36 RON25.36	+31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 R$11.46	$2.91 RON13.77	+28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 R$9.81	$2.69 RON12.72	+38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.00	$0.51 RON2.42	-48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.08	$0.67 RON3.18	+10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.74	$0.65 RON3.08	+20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 R$3.50	$0.89 RON4.19	+28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.69	$0.35 RON1.66	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.46	$0.36 RON1.70	-26.1%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Brazil	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 R$23.98	$6.55 RON30.98	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.86 R$232.15	$23.38 RON110.58	-49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,586.89 R$119K	$27,083.66 RON128K	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.39 R$47.53	$6.64 RON31.43	-29.2%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Brazil	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 R$103.47	$8.56 RON40.50	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$357.22 R$1,808.43	$371.73 RON1,758.50	+4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.92 R$1,204.46	$281.26 RON1,330.53	+18.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.99 R$313.85	$107.14 RON506.84	+72.8%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 14.7% more for childcare

	Brazil	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$316.73 R$1,603.45	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,251.15 R$41,771.44	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	-13.6%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 R$10.12	$2.18 RON10.31	+9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.23	$2.45 RON11.57	+21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 R$12.44	$5.71 RON27.03	+132.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.59 R$134.59	$38.73 RON183.19	+45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 R$36.30	$7.13 RON33.75	-0.5%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Brazil	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.36 R$275.19	$62.00 RON293.30	+14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.01 R$253.16	$35.53 RON168.09	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.76 R$444.28	$77.18 RON365.11	-12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.90 R$353.85	$85.19 RON402.98	+21.9%
Average			-3.5%

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