Cost of living comparison
Romania is 43.8% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Romania instead of Norway, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
$18.36
RON84.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
$5.47
RON25.27
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
$212.37
RON981.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
$1.81
RON8.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
$35.37
RON163.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
$77.90
RON359.97
|
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