Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 3.4% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 25.1% more in Romania
Housing: pay 15.1% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 7.4% less in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 31.2% less in Romania

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Romania are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including clothing, housing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Romania.

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Romania vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 15.4% more for restaurants

	Russia	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 RUB894.72	$9.82 RON46.44	-9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.39 RUB528.16	$7.22 RON34.13	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RUB95.62	$1.87 RON8.86	+61.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 RUB49.27	$1.57 RON7.43	+163.4%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

	Russia	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 RUB63.38	$1.10 RON5.19	+43.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 RUB455.14	$3.76 RON17.78	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 RUB362.53	$5.36 RON25.36	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 RUB129.78	$2.91 RON13.77	+85.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB201.91	$2.69 RON12.72	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB69.40	$0.51 RON2.42	-39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB66.30	$0.67 RON3.18	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.22	$0.65 RON3.08	-20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 RUB109.55	$0.89 RON4.19	-33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RUB29.18	$0.35 RON1.66	-0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.52	$0.36 RON1.70	+26.4%
Average			-1.6%

Russia vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.1% more for transportation

	Russia	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08 RUB254.77	$6.55 RON30.98	+112.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	$23.38 RON110.58	-3.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,081.81 RUB3M	$27,083.66 RON128K	-15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 RUB450.28	$6.64 RON31.43	+21.9%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 15.1% less for housing

	Russia	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.47 RUB700.03	$8.56 RON40.50	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	$281.26 RON1,330.53	-16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	$107.14 RON506.84	+16.1%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 7.4% less for childcare

	Russia	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,958.40 RUB823K	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	-28.5%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 RUB170.10	$2.18 RON10.31	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 RUB225.71	$2.45 RON11.57	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 RUB235.62	$5.71 RON27.03	+100.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	$38.73 RON183.19	+3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.26 RUB517.18	$7.13 RON33.75	+14.0%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

	Russia	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	$62.00 RON293.30	-25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	$35.53 RON168.09	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	$77.18 RON365.11	-38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	$85.19 RON402.98	-23.5%
Average			-31.2%

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