Cost of living comparison
Romania is 39.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Romania instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,681
|
$8.50
RON38.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,260
|
$6.39
RON29.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK371
|
$1.73
RON7.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK268
|
$1.42
RON6.51
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK433
|
$1.09
RON4.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK923
|
$3.76
RON17.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK862
|
$5.57
RON25.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK828
|
$2.98
RON13.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,044
|
$2.73
RON12.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.47
RON2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.67
RON3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK159
|
$0.64
RON2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK235
|
$0.84
RON3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.37
RON1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
$5.68
RON26.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,383
|
$19.80
RON90.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,456,401
|
$25,308.53
RON115,880.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,191
|
$6.26
RON28.67
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Iceland
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,232
|
$8.81
RON40.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK208,687
|
$370.46
RON1,696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK182,107
|
$263.66
RON1,207.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,204
|
$101.60
RON465.20
|
|
pay 21.0% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,030
|
$363.62
RON1,664.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK823,492
|
$5,956.82
RON27,274.47
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
$2.02
RON9.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK634
|
$2.17
RON9.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,541
|
$5.28
RON24.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,244
|
$37.57
RON172.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,915
|
$6.14
RON28.12
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,870
|
$59.54
RON272.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,207
|
$34.40
RON157.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,188
|
$69.71
RON319.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,252
|
$80.78
RON369.85
|
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