Cost of living comparison
Austria is 93.6% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Austria instead of Romania, you would:
pay 68.4% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.47
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.02
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.61
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.47
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.86
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.70
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.11
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.92
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 95.7% more for transportation
Romania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.37
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.96
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.08
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Romania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 84.5% more for childcare
Romania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.37
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.07
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.48
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.53
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Romania
|
Austria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.13
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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