Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.1 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Norway instead of Romania, you would:
pay 87.7% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Norway
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.01
|
$18.51
NOK194.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.32
|
$11.71
NOK123.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.92
|
$2.99
NOK31.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.53
|
$2.51
NOK26.40
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
$2.95
NOK31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.27
|
$5.22
NOK54.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.56
|
$7.39
NOK77.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.67
|
$3.72
NOK39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.55
|
$5.79
NOK60.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$1.31
NOK13.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.08
|
$0.96
NOK10.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.93
|
$1.24
NOK13.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.86
|
$1.77
NOK18.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$0.93
NOK9.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$1.01
NOK10.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.07
|
$7.55
NOK79.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.90
|
$74.48
NOK782.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,176.27
|
$33,686.16
NOK354,011.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.75
|
$21.49
NOK225.86
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.43
|
$50.62
NOK531.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,700.56
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,042.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,210.30
|
$796.76
NOK8,373.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON466.39
|
$132.58
NOK1,393.31
|
|
pay 3.0% more for childcare
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,669.17
|
$293.64
NOK3,085.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,344.17
|
$7,459.17
NOK78,389.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.26
|
$9.25
NOK97.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.95
|
$4.58
NOK48.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.24
|
$13.52
NOK142.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON172.47
|
$43.22
NOK454.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.20
|
$13.15
NOK138.24
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
Romania
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON273.33
|
$82.76
NOK869.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.91
|
$41.00
NOK430.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON320.00
|
$92.09
NOK967.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON370.80
|
$123.04
NOK1,293.02
|
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