Cost of living comparison
France is 85.8% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in France instead of Romania, you would:
pay 62.6% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON38.65
|
$15.92
€14.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.06
|
$10.79
€9.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.85
|
$2.77
€2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.47
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
pay 92.9% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.94
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.11
|
$9.16
€8.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.33
|
$4.45
€4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.54
|
$3.91
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.44
|
$6.37
€5.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.15
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.05
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.90
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.83
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.70
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.88
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON25.83
|
$7.43
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.07
|
$51.68
€47.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON115,115.84
|
$31,564.23
€28,843.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.48
|
$18.46
€16.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.06
|
$30.98
€28.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,685.04
|
$779.01
€711.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,199.25
|
$611.60
€558.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON462.13
|
$139.72
€127.68
|
|
pay 80.0% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,653.93
|
$707.64
€646.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,094.58
|
$9,850.44
€9,001.50
|
|
pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.18
|
$6.18
€5.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.86
|
$3.05
€2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.02
|
$11.75
€10.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON170.89
|
$34.96
€31.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON27.94
|
$11.84
€10.82
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON270.83
|
$92.28
€84.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON156.46
|
$37.39
€34.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON317.08
|
$93.47
€85.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON367.42
|
$126.59
€115.68
|
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