Cost of living comparison

compared to

Piatra Neamt vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Piatra Neamt is 3.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% less in Piatra Neamt
Groceries: pay 62.2% less in Piatra Neamt
Transportation: pay 51.3% less in Piatra Neamt
Housing: pay 55.8% less in Piatra Neamt
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Piatra Neamt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.8% less in Piatra Neamt
Clothing: pay 57.4% less in Piatra Neamt

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Piatra Neamt. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Piatra Neamt.

Piatra Neamt vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piatra Neamt instead of Reykjavik, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 59.6% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Piatra Neamt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,473	$9.20 RON39.90	-66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,877	$8.05 RON34.91	-64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK422	$1.61 RON6.98	-51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK341	$1.20 RON5.19	-55.6%
Average			-59.6%

Reykjavik vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 62.2% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Piatra Neamt
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK586	$1.15 RON4.99	-75.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,193	$1.27 RON5.49	-86.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK964	$6.14 RON26.64	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK822	$3.04 RON13.17	-53.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,427	$3.18 RON13.80	-71.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK201	$0.45 RON1.96	-71.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK148	$0.61 RON2.64	-47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK188	$0.68 RON2.94	-54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK321	$0.89 RON3.85	-65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK214	$0.42 RON1.81	-75.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK143	$0.41 RON1.76	-64.0%
Average			-62.2%

Reykjavik vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.3% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Piatra Neamt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,221	$5.87 RON25.47	-39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,197	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,417,454	$28,327.85 RON122,826.72	-44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,548	$8.28 RON35.91	-70.5%
Average			-51.3%

Reykjavik vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 55.8% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Piatra Neamt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,361	$5.75 RON24.94	-93.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK285,599	$345.07 RON1,496.17	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK257,212	$207.04 RON897.70	-89.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,694	$87.96 RON381.38	+44.5%
Average			-55.8%

Reykjavik vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Piatra Neamt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,431	$1,401.10 RON6,075.02	+327.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,881,881	??
Average			+327.5%

Reykjavik vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Piatra Neamt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,659	$2.07 RON8.98	-84.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK780	$2.35 RON10.17	-62.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,761	$6.15 RON26.68	-55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,041	$34.51 RON149.62	-60.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,172	$5.75 RON24.94	-66.5%
Average			-65.8%

Reykjavik vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 57.4% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Piatra Neamt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,340	$71.89 RON311.70	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,086	$32.21 RON139.64	-49.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,449	$73.61 RON319.18	-61.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,447	$80.52 RON349.11	-67.6%
Average			-57.4%

Reykjavik vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Reykjavik vs.

Phnom Penh

Reykjavik vs.

Moscow

Reykjavik vs.

Dodoma

Reykjavik vs.

Beijing

Reykjavik vs.

Berlin

Reykjavik vs.

Bangkok

Reykjavik vs.

Hong Kong

Reykjavik vs.

Singapore

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Iceland vs. Romania. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Iceland and Romania.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Reykjavik

Add prices for Piatra Neamt

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Piatra Neamt or Reykjavik. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.