Cost of living comparison
Romania is 23.6% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
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Estonia
|
Romania
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.92
RON32.34
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.74
|
$5.40
RON25.25
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.94
|
$1.30
RON6.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.20
RON5.61
|
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pay 20.2% less for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
$0.92
RON4.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.52
|
$3.06
RON14.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.47
|
$4.98
RON23.26
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.16
|
$2.57
RON11.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.99
|
$2.23
RON10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.43
RON2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.59
RON2.76
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.58
RON2.71
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.87
RON4.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.31
RON1.44
|
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pay 23.3% less for transportation
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Estonia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.82
|
$6.47
RON30.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.87
|
$18.36
RON85.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,829.53
|
$19,112.96
RON89,320.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€9.00
|
$5.47
RON25.56
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
|
Estonia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€25.43
|
$8.88
RON41.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€397.24
|
$288.89
RON1,350.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€321.08
|
$212.37
RON992.45
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€194.54
|
$100.05
RON467.55
|
|
pay 4.7% more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€177.17
|
$311.36
RON1,455.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,747.95
|
$5,083.75
RON23,757.91
|
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pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$1.58
RON7.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.83
|
$1.81
RON8.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.05
|
$4.90
RON22.89
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.92
|
$35.37
RON165.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.83
|
$6.08
RON28.43
|
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pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€78.34
|
$57.53
RON268.85
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€32.05
|
$31.55
RON147.45
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€74.62
|
$70.03
RON327.29
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€96.66
|
$77.90
RON364.06
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