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Romania vs. Ramnicu Valcea Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 4.8% more expensive than Ramnicu Valcea.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Romania
Housing: pay 2.5% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 20.9% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Romania

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Romania are more expensive than in Ramnicu Valcea. Expenses including groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Romania.

Romania vs. Ramnicu Valcea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

	Ramnicu Valcea	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 RON34.91	$10.04 RON43.55	+24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.90 RON29.92	$7.48 RON32.42	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.31	$1.94 RON8.41	-9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 RON7.31	$1.61 RON7.00	-4.3%
Average			+4.8%

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Ramnicu Valcea	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 RON5.42	$1.18 RON5.12	-5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.42 RON19.18	$4.01 RON17.40	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 RON26.15	$5.61 RON24.32	-7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.33 RON14.42	$3.05 RON13.20	-8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 RON13.12	$2.90 RON12.58	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.49	$0.51 RON2.20	-11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RON3.17	$0.70 RON3.02	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 RON2.71	$0.70 RON3.05	+12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 RON4.52	$0.93 RON4.03	-10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.93	$0.39 RON1.70	-11.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.97	$0.42 RON1.80	-8.5%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Ramnicu Valcea	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 RON26.85	$6.02 RON26.11	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON99.73	$23.52 RON101.96	+2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	$27,339.27 RON118,526.69	+2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON26.93	$7.08 RON30.69	+14.0%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 2.5% less for housing

	Ramnicu Valcea	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.67 RON33.24	$9.24 RON40.06	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.59 RON1,944.80	$390.19 RON1,691.64	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$299.06 RON1,296.53	$289.13 RON1,253.48	-3.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.74 RON588.50	$116.41 RON504.68	-14.2%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 20.9% more for childcare

	Ramnicu Valcea	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$456.02 RON1,977.01	$526.34 RON2,281.88	+15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	$7,853.44 RON34,047.79	+26.4%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ramnicu Valcea	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 RON10.97	$2.34 RON10.17	-7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 RON8.98	$2.50 RON10.85	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON24.93	$5.88 RON25.49	+2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.64 RON176.20	$42.19 RON182.93	+3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON39.89	$6.90 RON29.93	-25.0%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Ramnicu Valcea	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.21 RON256.70	$66.67 RON289.04	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 RON160.82	$38.50 RON166.91	+3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.71 RON289.23	$78.13 RON338.72	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.85 RON315.82	$88.57 RON384.00	+21.6%
Average			+13.8%

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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