Cost of living comparison
Romania is 37.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Romania instead of Italy, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$6.92
RON32.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
$5.40
RON25.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.30
RON6.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.20
RON5.61
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.92
RON4.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$3.06
RON14.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$4.98
RON23.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.57
RON11.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$2.23
RON10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.43
RON2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.59
RON2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.58
RON2.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.87
RON4.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.31
RON1.44
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
Italy
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$6.47
RON30.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.02
|
$18.36
RON85.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
$19,112.96
RON89,320.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.50
|
$5.47
RON25.56
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
$8.88
RON41.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.55
|
$288.89
RON1,350.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.62
|
$212.37
RON992.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
$100.05
RON467.55
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.93
|
$311.36
RON1,455.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
$5,083.75
RON23,757.91
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.58
RON7.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.81
RON8.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$4.90
RON22.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.59
|
$35.37
RON165.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.75
|
$6.08
RON28.43
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Italy
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
$57.53
RON268.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
$31.55
RON147.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
$70.03
RON327.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.75
|
$77.90
RON364.06
|
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