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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 2.9% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 3.5% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 4.5% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 17.1% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Ramnicu Valcea

The cost of groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Ramnicu Valcea are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Ramnicu Valcea.

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 3.1% less for restaurants

	Romania	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON43.55	$8.05 RON34.91	-19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.42	$6.90 RON29.92	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.41	$2.15 RON9.31	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.00	$1.69 RON7.31	+4.5%
Average			-3.1%

Romania vs. Ramnicu Valcea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Romania	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.12	$1.25 RON5.42	+5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.40	$4.42 RON19.18	+10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.32	$6.03 RON26.15	+7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.20	$3.33 RON14.42	+9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.58	$3.03 RON13.12	+4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.20	$0.57 RON2.49	+12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.02	$0.73 RON3.17	+4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.05	$0.63 RON2.71	-10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.03	$1.04 RON4.52	+12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.70	$0.45 RON1.93	+13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.80	$0.45 RON1.97	+9.2%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 3.5% less for transportation

	Romania	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.11	$6.19 RON26.85	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON101.96	$23.00 RON99.73	-2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON118,526.69	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON30.69	$6.21 RON26.93	-12.3%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 4.5% more for housing

	Romania	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.06	$7.67 RON33.24	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,691.64	$448.59 RON1,944.80	+15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,253.48	$299.06 RON1,296.53	+3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON504.68	$135.74 RON588.50	+16.6%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

	Romania	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,281.88	$456.02 RON1,977.01	-13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,047.79	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-20.9%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.17	$2.53 RON10.97	+7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON10.85	$2.07 RON8.98	-17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.49	$5.75 RON24.93	-2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON182.93	$40.64 RON176.20	-3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.93	$9.20 RON39.89	+33.3%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Romania	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON289.04	$59.21 RON256.70	-11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON166.91	$37.09 RON160.82	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON338.72	$66.71 RON289.23	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON384.00	$72.85 RON315.82	-17.8%
Average			-11.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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