Cost of living comparison
Romania is 33.0% more expensive than Brazil overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.1% more in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 17.1% more in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 5.9% more in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 31.4% more in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 25.5% more in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.3% more in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 15.9% more in Romania
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Romania are more expensive than in Brazil.
If you lived in Romania instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.33
|
$8.56
RON39.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.47
|
$6.33
RON29.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.68
|
$1.72
RON7.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.47
|
$1.43
RON6.56
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.81
|
$1.08
RON4.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$22.90
|
$3.79
RON17.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.81
|
$5.46
RON25.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.77
|
$2.83
RON13.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.78
|
$2.70
RON12.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.67
|
$0.47
RON2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.04
|
$0.66
RON3.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.61
|
$0.65
RON2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.63
|
$0.85
RON3.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.82
|
$0.38
RON1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.65
|
$0.41
RON1.88
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.11
|
$5.64
RON25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$227.36
|
$20.73
RON95.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$110,946.83
|
$25,159.13
RON115,648.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.57
|
$6.39
RON29.40
|
|
pay 31.4% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$102.46
|
$8.45
RON38.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,647.72
|
$363.94
RON1,672.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,153.93
|
$266.85
RON1,226.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$284.03
|
$107.36
RON493.52
|
|
pay 25.5% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,491.85
|
$405.62
RON1,864.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,349.85
|
$6,284.14
RON28,886.29
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$8.94
|
$2.01
RON9.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$8.94
|
$2.20
RON10.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.18
|
$5.30
RON24.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$125.85
|
$37.40
RON171.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.62
|
$6.19
RON28.45
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$248.38
|
$57.67
RON265.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$228.47
|
$34.90
RON160.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$402.51
|
$69.76
RON320.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$325.95
|
$80.53
RON370.17
|
|
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