Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.8 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Romania, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Romania
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.23
|
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.17
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.04
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.59
|
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.28
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.25
|
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.18
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.95
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.37
|
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.75
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.07
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.44
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.14
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.50
|
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON89,009.08
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.47
|
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Romania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.34
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,345.37
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON988.99
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON465.92
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Romania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,450.02
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,675.05
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.36
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.41
|
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.81
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.73
|
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.33
|
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
|
pay 94.6% more for clothing
Romania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.91
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.93
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON326.15
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.79
|
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
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