Cost of living comparison
Romania is 25.3% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Romania instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.89
|
$6.92
RON32.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč180.00
|
$5.40
RON25.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.19
|
$1.30
RON6.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.42
|
$1.20
RON5.61
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.16
|
$0.92
RON4.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč123.35
|
$3.06
RON14.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč87.24
|
$4.98
RON23.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč55.18
|
$2.57
RON11.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.43
|
$2.23
RON10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.51
|
$0.43
RON2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.82
|
$0.59
RON2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.37
|
$0.58
RON2.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.94
|
$0.87
RON4.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.46
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.79
|
$0.31
RON1.44
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč180.28
|
$6.47
RON30.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč488.55
|
$18.36
RON85.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč595,341.01
|
$19,112.96
RON89,320.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč283.92
|
$5.47
RON25.56
|
|
pay 53.3% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč494.86
|
$8.88
RON41.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,638.93
|
$288.89
RON1,350.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,695.22
|
$212.37
RON992.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,731.91
|
$100.05
RON467.55
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,993.50
|
$311.36
RON1,455.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč203,133.96
|
$5,083.75
RON23,757.91
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.73
|
$1.58
RON7.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.66
|
$1.81
RON8.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč140.00
|
$4.90
RON22.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,053.88
|
$35.37
RON165.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč198.02
|
$6.08
RON28.43
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,820.00
|
$57.53
RON268.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč892.45
|
$31.55
RON147.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč2,008.38
|
$70.03
RON327.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,355.88
|
$77.90
RON364.06
|
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