Cost of living comparison
India is 47.6% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in India instead of Romania, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Romania
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.84
|
$2.24
₹186.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.86
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.96
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.53
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Romania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.23
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.07
|
$2.51
₹209.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON22.90
|
$2.48
₹206.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.81
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.24
|
$1.36
₹113.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$0.83
₹69.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.71
|
$0.28
₹23.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.67
|
$0.44
₹37.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.02
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.34
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.42
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Romania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.78
|
$4.78
₹399.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.46
|
$8.38
₹700.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON87,921.55
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.16
|
$2.70
₹225.46
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
Romania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON40.84
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,328.93
|
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON976.90
|
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON460.22
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Romania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,432.30
|
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,385.78
|
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.27
|
$1.88
₹157.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.31
|
$1.40
₹117.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.53
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON162.72
|
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON27.98
|
$2.94
₹245.53
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Romania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON264.64
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.14
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON322.16
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON358.36
|
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
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