Cost of living comparison
Russia is 10.7% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Russia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.84
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.86
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.96
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.53
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.23
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.07
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON22.90
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.81
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.24
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.71
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.67
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.02
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.34
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.42
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.78
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.46
|
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON87,921.55
|
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.16
|
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON40.84
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,328.93
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON976.90
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON460.22
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,432.30
|
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,385.78
|
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.27
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.31
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.53
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON162.72
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON27.98
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON264.64
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.14
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON322.16
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON358.36
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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