Cost of living comparison
Romania is 38.7% cheaper than South Carolina.
If you lived in Romania instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.18
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.06
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
South Carolina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.83
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
|
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
South Carolina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.60
|
$18.36
RON84.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,663.18
|
$19,112.96
RON88,326.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
|
$5.47
RON25.28
|
|
pay 70.6% less for housing
South Carolina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.55
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,496.22
|
$288.89
RON1,335.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,091.77
|
$212.37
RON981.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.97
|
$100.05
RON462.34
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
South Carolina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$885.76
|
$311.36
RON1,438.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,849.60
|
$5,083.75
RON23,493.56
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
|
$1.81
RON8.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.35
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.74
|
$35.37
RON163.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
South Carolina
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.35
|
$57.53
RON265.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.42
|
$31.55
RON145.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
|
$70.03
RON323.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.39
|
$77.90
RON360.01
|
|
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