Cost of living comparison
Romania is 18.3% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Romania instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.34
|
$8.50
RON39.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
SCR125.71
|
$6.39
RON29.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
SCR32.20
|
$1.73
RON7.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SCR28.11
|
$1.42
RON6.53
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
SCR20.55
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.17
|
$3.76
RON17.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
SCR97.18
|
$5.57
RON25.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
SCR51.43
|
$2.98
RON13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.43
|
$2.73
RON12.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
SCR12.30
|
$0.47
RON2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.87
|
$0.67
RON3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.34
|
$0.64
RON2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
SCR38.62
|
$0.84
RON3.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SCR8.36
|
$0.37
RON1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
SCR83.96
|
$5.68
RON26.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.66
SCR284.67
|
$19.80
RON90.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR364,600.41
|
$25,308.53
RON116,176.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.70
SCR574.43
|
$6.26
RON28.75
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.59
SCR2,473.97
|
$8.81
RON40.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,001.63
SCR13,798.13
|
$370.46
RON1,700.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.03
SCR11,324.04
|
$263.66
RON1,210.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.30
SCR1,243.98
|
$101.60
RON466.39
|
|
pay 57.5% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,287.53
|
$363.62
RON1,669.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.19
SCR85,508.63
|
$5,956.82
RON27,344.17
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Romania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
SCR88.96
|
$2.02
RON9.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
SCR66.32
|
$2.17
RON9.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.10
SCR180.46
|
$5.28
RON24.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.88
SCR1,031.55
|
$37.57
RON172.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.25
|
$6.14
RON28.20
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Romania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR934.46
|
$59.54
RON273.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.12
|
$34.40
RON157.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,001.02
|
$69.71
RON320.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,042.13
|
$80.78
RON370.80
|
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