Cost of living comparison
Italy is 61.3% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Italy instead of Romania, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.47
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.02
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.61
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.47
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.86
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.70
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.11
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.92
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 85.3% more for transportation
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.37
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.96
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.08
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 52.1% more for childcare
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.37
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.07
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.48
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.53
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Romania
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.13
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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