Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.4% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Romania instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
$6.92
RON32.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
$5.40
RON25.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
$1.30
RON6.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
$1.20
RON5.59
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
$0.92
RON4.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
$3.06
RON14.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
$4.98
RON23.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
$2.57
RON11.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
$2.23
RON10.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
$0.59
RON2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
$0.87
RON4.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
$0.31
RON1.44
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
$6.47
RON30.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
$18.36
RON85.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
$19,112.96
RON89,009.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
$5.47
RON25.47
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
$8.88
RON41.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
$288.89
RON1,345.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
$212.37
RON988.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
$100.05
RON465.92
|
|
pay 26.9% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
$311.36
RON1,450.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
$5,083.75
RON23,675.05
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
$1.58
RON7.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
$1.81
RON8.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
$4.90
RON22.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
$35.37
RON164.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
$6.08
RON28.33
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
$57.53
RON267.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
$31.55
RON146.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
$70.03
RON326.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
$77.90
RON362.79
|
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