Cost of living comparison
Romania is 17.0% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 88.0% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$6.92
RON32.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$5.40
RON25.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$1.30
RON6.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$1.20
RON5.59
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Romania
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$0.92
RON4.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$3.06
RON14.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$4.98
RON23.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$2.57
RON11.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$2.23
RON10.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$0.59
RON2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$0.87
RON4.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.31
RON1.44
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$6.47
RON30.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$18.36
RON85.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$19,112.96
RON89,009.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$5.47
RON25.47
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Zambia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$8.88
RON41.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$288.89
RON1,345.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$212.37
RON988.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$100.05
RON465.92
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$311.36
RON1,450.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$5,083.75
RON23,675.05
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$1.58
RON7.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$1.81
RON8.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$4.90
RON22.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$35.37
RON164.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$6.08
RON28.33
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Romania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$57.53
RON267.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$31.55
RON146.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$70.03
RON326.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$77.90
RON362.79
|
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