Cost of living comparison
Romania is 65.7% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Romania instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Romania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.79
|
$6.92
RON32.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
$5.40
RON25.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.63
|
$1.30
RON6.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.52
|
$1.20
RON5.61
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
$0.92
RON4.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.75
|
$3.06
RON14.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.42
|
$4.98
RON23.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
$2.57
RON11.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.98
|
$2.23
RON10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.94
|
$0.43
RON2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.62
|
$0.59
RON2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.88
|
$0.58
RON2.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.73
|
$0.87
RON4.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.69
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴10.01
|
$0.31
RON1.44
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.55
|
$6.47
RON30.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴283.50
|
$18.36
RON85.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
$19,112.96
RON89,246.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴133.16
|
$5.47
RON25.54
|
|
pay 55.8% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
$8.88
RON41.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
$288.89
RON1,348.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
$212.37
RON991.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
$100.05
RON467.16
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
$311.36
RON1,453.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
$5,083.75
RON23,738.08
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.78
|
$1.58
RON7.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.31
|
$1.81
RON8.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
$4.90
RON22.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴748.56
|
$35.37
RON165.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.34
|
$6.08
RON28.40
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
$57.53
RON268.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
$31.55
RON147.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
$70.03
RON327.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
$77.90
RON363.76
|
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