Cost of living comparison
Romania is 40.4% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 42.6% less in Romania
- Groceries
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pay 45.7% less in Romania
- Transportation
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pay 35.6% less in Romania
- Housing
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pay 64.0% less in Romania
- Childcare
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pay 31.4% less in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 36.9% less in Romania
- Clothing
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pay 26.5% less in Romania
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Austria, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.67
|
$8.56
RON38.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.45
|
$6.33
RON28.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.77
|
$1.72
RON7.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.13
|
$1.43
RON6.50
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.23
|
$1.08
RON4.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.24
|
$3.79
RON17.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.99
|
$5.46
RON24.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
$2.83
RON12.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.39
|
$2.70
RON12.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.02
|
$0.47
RON2.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.66
RON2.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.21
|
$0.65
RON2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.67
|
$0.85
RON3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.38
RON1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$0.41
RON1.86
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.60
|
$5.64
RON25.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.45
|
$20.73
RON94.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,813.11
|
$25,159.13
RON114,484.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.96
|
$6.39
RON29.10
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€32.04
|
$8.45
RON38.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€741.58
|
$363.94
RON1,656.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€626.43
|
$266.85
RON1,214.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€245.22
|
$107.36
RON488.55
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€387.90
|
$405.62
RON1,845.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,598.30
|
$6,284.14
RON28,595.34
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.13
|
$2.01
RON9.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.22
|
$2.20
RON10.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.83
|
$5.30
RON24.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.79
|
$37.40
RON170.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.18
|
$6.19
RON28.16
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€75.65
|
$57.67
RON262.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€39.02
|
$34.90
RON158.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€78.36
|
$69.76
RON317.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€105.54
|
$80.53
RON366.44
|
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