Cost of living comparison
Romania is 50.5% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 87.2% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.00
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.55
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.47
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.06
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.71
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.12
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB24.93
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.33
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.64
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.55
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.70
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.27
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.36
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.79
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB178.66
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB111,644.69
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.02
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB310.49
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,337.38
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,387.40
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB201.31
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,221.42
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,543.01
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.23
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.71
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.91
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB238.69
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB43.84
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB288.25
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB333.14
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB426.32
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB376.11
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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