Cost of living comparison
Romania is 62.6% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Romania instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.29
CHF21.93
|
$8.50
RON39.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.39
CHF14.21
|
$6.39
RON29.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.49
CHF3.89
|
$1.73
RON7.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.51
|
$1.42
RON6.56
|
|
pay 57.8% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Romania
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
CHF3.00
|
$1.09
RON5.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.71
CHF11.02
|
$3.76
RON17.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.96
CHF6.03
|
$5.57
RON25.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.50
CHF5.63
|
$2.98
RON13.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.35
CHF10.71
|
$2.73
RON12.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
CHF1.33
|
$0.47
RON2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.90
|
$0.67
RON3.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.10
|
$0.64
RON2.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
CHF2.18
|
$0.84
RON3.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.92
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.89
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 55.4% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Romania
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
CHF6.72
|
$5.68
RON26.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.37
CHF93.94
|
$19.80
RON91.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,253.06
CHF30,558.44
|
$25,308.53
RON116,606.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.64
CHF36.10
|
$6.26
RON28.85
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Romania
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.30
CHF45.34
|
$8.81
RON40.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.30
CHF1,364.65
|
$370.46
RON1,706.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,317.64
CHF1,142.17
|
$263.66
RON1,214.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.73
CHF150.60
|
$101.60
RON468.11
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,462.28
CHF2,134.38
|
$363.62
RON1,675.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.01
CHF27,224.57
|
$5,956.82
RON27,445.43
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Romania
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
CHF6.38
|
$2.02
RON9.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
CHF4.53
|
$2.17
RON9.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
CHF8.46
|
$5.28
RON24.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.81
CHF73.51
|
$37.57
RON173.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.50
CHF17.77
|
$6.14
RON28.30
|
|
pay 47.8% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.31
CHF104.29
|
$59.54
RON274.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.46
CHF52.41
|
$34.40
RON158.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.36
CHF113.00
|
$69.71
RON321.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$165.15
CHF143.16
|
$80.78
RON372.17
|
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