Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.4% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Romania instead of Poland, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$6.92
RON32.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$5.40
RON25.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$1.30
RON6.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.20
RON5.61
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.92
RON4.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$3.06
RON14.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$4.98
RON23.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.57
RON11.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$2.23
RON10.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.43
RON2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.59
RON2.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.58
RON2.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.87
RON4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.31
RON1.44
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$6.47
RON30.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$18.36
RON85.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$19,112.96
RON89,246.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$5.47
RON25.54
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$8.88
RON41.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$288.89
RON1,348.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$212.37
RON991.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$100.05
RON467.16
|
|
pay 25.0% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$311.36
RON1,453.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$5,083.75
RON23,738.08
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$1.58
RON7.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$1.81
RON8.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$4.90
RON22.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$35.37
RON165.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$6.08
RON28.40
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$57.53
RON268.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$31.55
RON147.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$70.03
RON327.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$77.90
RON363.76
|
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