Cost of living comparison
Romania is 8.2% more expensive than Comoros.
If you lived in Romania instead of Comoros, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Comoros
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$8.56
RON40.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$1.72
RON8.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$1.43
RON6.75
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
|
Comoros
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$3.79
RON17.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$5.46
RON25.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$2.70
RON12.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.66
RON3.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.85
RON4.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Comoros
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$5.64
RON26.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$20.73
RON97.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$6.39
RON30.22
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
|
Comoros
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
|
Comoros
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Comoros
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$2.01
RON9.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$37.40
RON176.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$6.19
RON29.24
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Comoros
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$80.53
RON380.52
|
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