Cost of living comparison
Italy is 85.1% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Italy instead of Romania, you would:
pay 79.3% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
RON29.94
|
$14.35
€14.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.48
RON21.74
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
RON5.52
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
RON4.88
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
RON3.68
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.62
RON12.73
|
$6.40
€6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
RON19.22
|
$4.35
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
RON10.37
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RON9.69
|
$4.02
€3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
RON1.90
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.57
|
$0.76
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.48
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RON3.94
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RON1.20
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
RON1.30
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
RON30.93
|
$8.47
€8.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.85
RON81.79
|
$36.88
€36.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,477.55
RON84,822.03
|
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.92
RON23.86
|
$16.94
€16.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.87
RON38.19
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$271.49
RON1,317.59
|
$560.05
€549.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.67
RON973.88
|
$428.17
€420.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.08
RON417.77
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
|
pay 74.3% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$294.38
RON1,428.68
|
$431.71
€423.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,714.49
RON22,880.35
|
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
|
pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
RON6.57
|
$4.48
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
RON7.38
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.47
RON21.71
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.00
RON155.32
|
$48.62
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.70
RON27.65
|
$8.84
€8.67
|
|
pay 37.0% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
RON218.93
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.51
RON138.36
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.26
RON326.44
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.66
RON367.19
|
$107.74
€105.76
|
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