Cost of living comparison
Romania is 46.6% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Romania instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
$18.36
RON84.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$5.47
RON25.27
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$212.37
RON981.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
|
pay 10.3% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$1.81
RON8.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
$35.37
RON163.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
$77.90
RON359.97
|
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