Cost of living comparison

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Romania vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 18.7% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants
pay 86.2% more in Romania
Groceries
pay 44.6% less in Romania
Transportation
pay 10.9% less in Romania
Housing
pay 35.8% more in Romania
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Romania
Clothing
pay 28.8% more in Romania

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

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Romania vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

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

pay 86.2% more for restaurants

 
Cuba
Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.71
CUC3.71
$9.82
RON46.44
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.00
CUC5.00
$7.22
RON34.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.70
CUC1.70
$1.87
RON8.86
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pay 44.6% less for groceries

 
Cuba
Romania
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.49
CUC1.49
$1.10
RON5.19
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.22
CUC2.22
$3.76
RON17.78
Milk (1 gallon) $14.20
CUC14.20
$5.36
RON25.36
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pay 10.9% less for transportation

 
Cuba
Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
CUC4.83
$6.55
RON30.98
Monthly public transit pass $22.50
CUC22.50
$23.38
RON110.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $60,000.00
CUC60,000.00
$27,083.66
RON128K
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pay 35.8% more for housing

 
Cuba
Romania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $90.21
CUC90.21
$8.56
RON40.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.03
CUC254.03
$371.73
RON1,758.50
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $214.40
CUC214.40
$281.26
RON1,330.53
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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Cuba
Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.00
CUC112.00
$482.75
RON2,283.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,000.00
CUC7,000.00
$7,125.14
RON33,706.19
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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Cuba
Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.60
CUC1.60
$2.18
RON10.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.11
CUC1.11
$2.45
RON11.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.00
CUC2.00
$5.71
RON27.03
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pay 28.8% more for clothing

 
Cuba
Romania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $37.00
CUC37.00
$62.00
RON293.30
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.00
CUC37.00
$35.53
RON168.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $68.67
CUC68.67
$77.18
RON365.11
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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