Cost of living comparison
Romania is 22.7% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Romania instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
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Romania
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
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Romania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Romania
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$18.36
RON84.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$5.47
RON25.27
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Romania
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$212.37
RON981.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
|
pay 31.3% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Romania
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Romania
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.81
RON8.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$35.37
RON163.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Romania
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$77.90
RON359.97
|
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