Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.3 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Norway instead of Romania, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.23
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.17
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.04
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.59
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.28
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.25
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.18
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.95
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.37
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.75
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.07
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.44
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.14
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.50
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON89,009.08
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.47
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.34
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,345.37
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON988.99
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON465.92
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,450.02
|
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,675.05
|
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.36
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.41
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.81
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.73
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.33
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.91
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.93
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON326.15
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.79
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
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