Cost of living comparison
Romania is 18.3% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Romania instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
$18.36
RON84.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
$5.47
RON25.27
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
South Africa
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
$212.37
RON981.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
|
pay 81.5% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
$1.81
RON8.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
$35.37
RON163.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
$77.90
RON359.97
|
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