Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.4 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Australia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.47
|
$16.79
A$25.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.02
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.61
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 99.2% more for groceries
Romania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.47
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.86
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.70
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.11
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.92
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.37
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.96
|
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.08
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Romania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Romania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.37
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.07
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.48
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.53
|
$13.24
A$19.82
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Romania
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.13
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
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