Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 55.0% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$9.73
€9.09
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$6.85
€6.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$5.78
€5.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$4.10
€3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
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pay 58.5% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$5.86
€5.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$38.59
€36.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$24,052.15
€22,467.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$11.34
€10.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$37.56
€35.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$495.63
€462.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$404.62
€377.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$175.05
€163.52
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$388.43
€362.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$8,174.10
€7,635.48
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$43.97
€41.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$7.25
€6.77
|
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pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$74.65
€69.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$38.55
€36.01
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$76.61
€71.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$90.90
€84.91
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