Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.3 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Romania, you would:
pay 60.1% more for restaurants
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.32
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.23
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.05
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.61
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.29
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.29
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.24
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.98
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.40
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.01
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.76
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.71
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.08
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.44
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.23
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.73
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON89,246.08
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.54
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.45
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,348.95
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON991.62
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON467.16
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,453.88
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,738.08
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.38
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.43
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.87
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON165.17
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.40
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON268.62
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON147.32
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON327.02
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON363.76
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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