Cost of living comparison
Romania is 22.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Romania instead of Spain, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.25
|
$8.50
RON38.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$6.39
RON29.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.73
RON7.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.42
RON6.51
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Spain
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.09
RON4.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$3.76
RON17.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$5.57
RON25.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$2.98
RON13.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$2.73
RON12.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.47
RON2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.67
RON3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.64
RON2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.84
RON3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.37
RON1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Spain
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$5.68
RON26.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$19.80
RON90.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,958.17
|
$25,308.53
RON115,880.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$6.26
RON28.67
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Spain
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.10
|
$8.81
RON40.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.95
|
$370.46
RON1,696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.92
|
$263.66
RON1,207.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.11
|
$101.60
RON465.20
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
Spain
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.55
|
$363.62
RON1,664.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,815.70
|
$5,956.82
RON27,274.47
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.02
RON9.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$2.17
RON9.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
$5.28
RON24.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.58
|
$37.57
RON172.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$6.14
RON28.12
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Spain
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.21
|
$59.54
RON272.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.94
|
$34.40
RON157.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.07
|
$69.71
RON319.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.59
|
$80.78
RON369.85
|
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