Cost of living comparison
Spain is 66.2% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Spain instead of Romania, you would:
pay 60.8% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
RON24.70
|
$11.33
€9.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.48
RON17.93
|
$7.79
€6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
RON4.56
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
RON4.02
|
$1.23
€1.08
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
RON3.04
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.62
RON10.50
|
$5.33
€4.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
RON15.85
|
$3.14
€2.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
RON8.55
|
$2.07
€1.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RON8.00
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
RON1.57
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.12
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.04
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RON3.25
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RON0.99
|
$0.60
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
RON1.07
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
|
pay 78.7% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
RON25.51
|
$6.07
€5.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.85
RON67.46
|
$38.58
€33.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,477.55
RON69,964.37
|
$21,470.28
€18,827.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.92
RON19.68
|
$13.16
€11.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.87
RON31.50
|
$40.74
€35.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$271.49
RON1,086.79
|
$646.42
€566.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.67
RON803.29
|
$522.31
€458.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.08
RON344.59
|
$95.36
€83.62
|
|
pay 28.5% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$294.38
RON1,178.43
|
$330.89
€290.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,714.49
RON18,872.56
|
$6,816.46
€5,977.36
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
RON5.42
|
$2.43
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
RON6.09
|
$1.70
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.47
RON17.90
|
$5.18
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.00
RON128.12
|
$41.02
€35.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.70
RON22.81
|
$8.04
€7.05
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
RON180.58
|
$73.17
€64.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.51
RON114.12
|
$30.09
€26.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.26
RON269.26
|
$71.32
€62.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.66
RON302.87
|
$87.55
€76.77
|
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