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Ramnicu Valcea vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 55.1% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 34.7% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 53.3% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 75.4% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 79.9% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.5% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 44.9% less in Ramnicu Valcea

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Ramnicu Valcea.

Ramnicu Valcea vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of London, you would:

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pay 37.7% less for restaurants

	London	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.98	$8.05 RON34.91	-69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$6.90 RON29.92	-37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$2.15 RON9.31	-31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.69 RON7.31	-12.4%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 34.7% less for groceries

	London	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$1.25 RON5.42	-42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$4.42 RON19.18	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$6.03 RON26.15	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$3.33 RON14.42	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$3.03 RON13.12	-23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$0.57 RON2.49	-62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.73 RON3.17	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$0.63 RON2.71	-56.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.04 RON4.52	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.45 RON1.93	-41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.45 RON1.97	-45.5%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 53.3% less for transportation

	London	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.32	$6.19 RON26.85	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.81	$23.00 RON99.73	-90.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,254.42	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.73	$6.21 RON26.93	-80.4%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 75.4% less for housing

	London	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.02	$7.67 RON33.24	-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,304.60	$448.59 RON1,944.80	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,749.24	$299.06 RON1,296.53	-87.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.25	$135.74 RON588.50	-46.9%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 79.9% less for childcare

	London	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,854.42	$456.02 RON1,977.01	-81.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,312.81	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-78.2%
Average			-79.9%

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pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.49	$2.53 RON10.97	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.89	$2.07 RON8.98	-60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.98	$5.75 RON24.93	-74.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.55	$40.64 RON176.20	-37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.98	$9.20 RON39.89	-54.1%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 44.9% less for clothing

	London	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.79	$59.21 RON256.70	-49.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.89	$37.09 RON160.82	-28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.16	$66.71 RON289.23	-47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.25	$72.85 RON315.82	-54.7%
Average			-44.9%

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