Cost of living comparison
Romania is 44.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Romania instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.98
|
$8.50
RON39.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.47
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.70
|
$1.73
RON8.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.12
|
$1.42
RON6.61
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.68
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.59
|
$3.76
RON17.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.18
|
$5.57
RON25.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.34
|
$2.73
RON12.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.47
RON2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.67
RON3.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.64
RON2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.84
RON3.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.37
RON1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.41
RON1.92
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.36
|
$5.68
RON26.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€94.48
|
$19.80
RON91.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€29,086.58
|
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.46
|
$6.26
RON29.08
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.32
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,153.60
|
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€956.97
|
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€171.84
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,607.47
|
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,536.56
|
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.08
|
$2.02
RON9.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.28
|
$2.17
RON10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.63
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.37
|
$37.57
RON174.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.66
|
$6.14
RON28.53
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€77.13
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.90
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.82
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.58
|
$80.78
RON375.13
|
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