Cost of living comparison
Russia is 23.3% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Russia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.47
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.02
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.61
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.47
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.86
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.70
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.11
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.92
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.37
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.96
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.08
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.37
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.07
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.48
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.53
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Romania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.13
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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