Cost of living comparison
compared to
Romania vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary
Romania is 22.1% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
Romania vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Romania instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 83.9% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.65
|
$9.82
RON46.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
|
$7.22
RON34.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
|
$1.87
RON8.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.57
RON7.43
|
|
Ecuador vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
|
$1.10
RON5.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
|
$3.76
RON17.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$5.36
RON25.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
|
$2.91
RON13.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$2.69
RON12.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.67
RON3.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.65
RON3.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.89
RON4.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.35
RON1.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
|
$0.36
RON1.70
|
|
Ecuador vs. Romania - Cost of groceries
pay 40.3% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.94
|
$6.55
RON30.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.33
|
$23.38
RON110.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,347.00
|
$27,083.66
RON128K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.14
|
$6.64
RON31.43
|
|
Ecuador vs. Romania - Cost of transportation
pay 18.3% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.65
|
$8.56
RON40.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.73
|
$371.73
RON1,758.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.44
|
$281.26
RON1,330.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
|
$107.14
RON506.84
|
|
Ecuador vs. Romania - Cost of housing
pay 45.4% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.25
|
$482.75
RON2,283.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,243.49
|
$7,125.14
RON33,706.19
|
|
Ecuador vs. Romania - Cost of childcare
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
|
$2.18
RON10.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
|
$2.45
RON11.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$5.71
RON27.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.41
|
$38.73
RON183.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.28
|
$7.13
RON33.75
|
|
Ecuador vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
|
$62.00
RON293.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.01
|
$35.53
RON168.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
|
$77.18
RON365.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.17
|
$85.19
RON402.98
|
|
Ecuador vs. Romania - Cost of clothing
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