Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.2 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Romania, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.47
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.02
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.61
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.47
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.86
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.70
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.11
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.92
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.37
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.96
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.08
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.37
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.07
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.48
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.53
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.13
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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