Cost of living comparison
compared to
Slovakia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary
Slovakia is 35.9% more expensive than Romania overall.
Slovakia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
RON46.44
|
$8.84
€7.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.22
RON34.13
|
$8.92
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
RON8.86
|
$1.86
€1.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RON7.43
|
$1.41
€1.26
|
|
Romania vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants
pay 41.7% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
RON5.19
|
$1.40
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.78
|
$5.92
€5.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
RON25.36
|
$3.92
€3.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
RON13.77
|
$3.72
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
RON12.72
|
$3.31
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.18
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.08
|
$1.03
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RON4.19
|
$1.75
€1.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RON1.66
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
RON1.70
|
$0.64
€0.57
|
|
Romania vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries
pay 13.2% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.55
RON30.98
|
$6.85
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.38
RON110.58
|
$29.63
€26.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,083.66
RON128K
|
$25,866.96
€23,022.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
RON31.43
|
$12.42
€11.06
|
|
Romania vs. Slovakia - Cost of transportation
pay 74.9% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
RON40.50
|
$19.25
€17.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.73
RON1,758.50
|
$608.23
€541.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.26
RON1,330.53
|
$502.60
€447.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.14
RON506.84
|
$194.53
€173.14
|
|
Romania vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing
pay 21.1% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.75
RON2,283.68
|
$469.66
€418.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,125.14
RON33,706.19
|
$10,742.31
€9,561.04
|
|
Romania vs. Slovakia - Cost of childcare
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
RON10.31
|
$2.27
€2.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RON11.57
|
$2.69
€2.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.71
RON27.03
|
$6.08
€5.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.73
RON183.19
|
$42.98
€38.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.13
RON33.75
|
$8.85
€7.88
|
|
Romania vs. Slovakia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.00
RON293.30
|
$68.85
€61.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.53
RON168.09
|
$34.33
€30.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.18
RON365.11
|
$79.79
€71.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.19
RON402.98
|
$87.22
€77.63
|
|
Romania vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing
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