Cost of living comparison
Romania is 37.2% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Romania instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$6.92
RON31.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$5.40
RON24.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.30
RON5.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.20
RON5.53
|
|
pay 62.4% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
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Romania
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.92
RON4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$3.06
RON14.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$4.98
RON22.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.57
RON11.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$2.23
RON10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.59
RON2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.58
RON2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.87
RON4.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.29
RON1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.31
RON1.42
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$6.47
RON29.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.36
RON84.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$19,112.96
RON87,921.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.47
RON25.16
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
Romania
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$8.88
RON40.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$288.89
RON1,328.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$212.37
RON976.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$100.05
RON460.22
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
Romania
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$311.36
RON1,432.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$5,083.75
RON23,385.78
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Romania
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.58
RON7.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.81
RON8.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$4.90
RON22.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$35.37
RON162.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$6.08
RON27.98
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$57.53
RON264.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.55
RON145.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$70.03
RON322.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$77.90
RON358.36
|
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