Cost of living comparison
Romania is 31.9% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Romania instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$6.92
RON32.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.30
RON6.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.20
RON5.58
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.06
RON14.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$4.98
RON23.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.23
RON10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.59
RON2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.87
RON4.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$6.47
RON30.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$5.47
RON25.42
|
|
pay 75.3% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$212.37
RON986.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.58
RON7.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.81
RON8.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$35.37
RON164.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$6.08
RON28.27
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$77.90
RON362.02
|
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