Cost of living comparison
compared to
United Kingdom vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.4% more in United Kingdom
- Groceries
-
pay 53.1% more in United Kingdom
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5 times more in United Kingdom
- Housing
-
pay 3.4 times more in United Kingdom
- Childcare
-
pay 2.7 times more in United Kingdom
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in United Kingdom
- Clothing
-
pay 20.0% more in United Kingdom
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Romania. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.
United Kingdom vs. Romania Cost Breakdown
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Romania, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.04
RON44.12
|
$20.41
£15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.48
RON32.85
|
$9.94
£7.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
RON8.52
|
$2.32
£1.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
RON7.09
|
$1.65
£1.24
|
|
Romania vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants
pay 53.1% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
RON5.19
|
$1.59
£1.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
RON17.63
|
$4.71
£3.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
RON24.64
|
$6.20
£4.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
RON13.38
|
$3.87
£2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON12.74
|
$3.87
£2.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.23
|
$1.32
£1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
RON3.06
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RON3.09
|
$1.28
£0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
RON4.09
|
$1.49
£1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
RON1.73
|
$0.72
£0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.82
|
$0.71
£0.54
|
|
Romania vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
RON26.45
|
$7.22
£5.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RON103.31
|
$99.05
£74.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,339.27
RON120,090.50
|
$36,224.29
£27,355.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.08
RON31.10
|
$22.08
£16.67
|
|
Romania vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.24
RON40.59
|
$41.90
£31.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.19
RON1,713.96
|
$1,285.79
£971.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.13
RON1,270.02
|
$1,062.09
£802.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.41
RON511.34
|
$233.57
£176.39
|
|
Romania vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$526.34
RON2,311.99
|
$1,530.71
£1,155.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,853.44
RON34,497.00
|
$19,375.12
£14,631.70
|
|
Romania vs. United Kingdom - Cost of childcare
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
RON10.30
|
$6.35
£4.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
RON11.00
|
$4.54
£3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
RON25.83
|
$19.18
£14.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.19
RON185.34
|
$49.26
£37.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.90
RON30.33
|
$13.88
£10.48
|
|
Romania vs. United Kingdom - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 20.0% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.67
RON292.86
|
$86.00
£64.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.50
RON169.11
|
$44.20
£33.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.13
RON343.19
|
$95.21
£71.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.57
RON389.07
|
$101.36
£76.54
|
|
Romania vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing
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