Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.6 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in United States instead of Romania, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
Romania
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON38.65
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.06
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.85
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.47
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Romania
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.94
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.11
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.33
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.54
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.44
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.15
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.05
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.90
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.83
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.70
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.88
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Romania
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON25.83
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.07
|
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON115,115.84
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.48
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Romania
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.06
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,685.04
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,199.25
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON462.13
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Romania
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,653.93
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,094.58
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.18
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.86
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.02
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON170.89
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON27.94
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Romania
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON270.83
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON156.46
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON317.08
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON367.42
|
$113.11
|
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