Cost of living comparison
Romania is 29.1% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Romania instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.63
|
$8.50
RON38.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
$6.39
RON29.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$1.73
RON7.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.42
RON6.51
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
$1.09
RON4.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.35
|
$3.76
RON17.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.89
|
$5.57
RON25.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$2.98
RON13.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.25
|
$2.73
RON12.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.47
RON2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.67
RON3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.64
RON2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.84
RON3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.37
RON1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.29
|
$5.68
RON25.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.04
|
$19.80
RON90.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
$25,308.53
RON115,816.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.21
|
$6.26
RON28.66
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
$8.81
RON40.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€849.61
|
$370.46
RON1,695.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€679.09
|
$263.66
RON1,206.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
$101.60
RON464.94
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€390.50
|
$363.62
RON1,664.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
$5,956.82
RON27,259.58
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.02
RON9.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$2.17
RON9.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
$5.28
RON24.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.08
|
$37.57
RON171.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$6.14
RON28.11
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
$59.54
RON272.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
$34.40
RON157.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
$69.71
RON319.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€102.39
|
$80.78
RON369.65
|
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