Cost of living comparison
Romania is 15.6% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Romania instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
$18.36
RON84.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
$5.47
RON25.27
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Sweden
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
$212.37
RON981.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
$1.81
RON8.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
$35.37
RON163.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Romania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
$77.90
RON359.97
|
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