Cost of living comparison
Greece is 55.1% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Greece instead of Romania, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.84
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.86
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.96
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.53
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
Romania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.23
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.07
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON22.90
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.81
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.24
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.71
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.67
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.02
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.34
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.42
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 77.3% more for transportation
Romania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.78
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.46
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON87,921.55
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.16
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Romania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON40.84
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,328.93
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON976.90
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON460.22
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
Romania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,432.30
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,385.78
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 64.2% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.27
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.31
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.53
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON162.72
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON27.98
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Romania
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON264.64
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.14
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON322.16
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON358.36
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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