Cost of living comparison
Romania is 44.3% cheaper than Denmark overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.5% less in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 48.0% less in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 54.6% less in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 58.3% less in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 17.3% less in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.9% less in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 32.6% less in Romania
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK148.58
|
$8.56
RON39.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK86.66
|
$6.33
RON29.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.08
|
$1.72
RON7.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK17.87
|
$1.43
RON6.56
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.05
|
$1.08
RON4.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK40.19
|
$3.79
RON17.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK49.75
|
$5.46
RON25.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK30.18
|
$2.83
RON13.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK32.66
|
$2.70
RON12.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.80
|
$0.47
RON2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.23
|
$0.66
RON3.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.43
|
$0.65
RON2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK12.97
|
$0.85
RON3.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.21
|
$0.38
RON1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.33
|
$0.41
RON1.88
|
|
pay 54.6% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK52.90
|
$5.64
RON25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK568.08
|
$20.73
RON95.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK310,410.86
|
$25,159.13
RON115,648.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK162.74
|
$6.39
RON29.40
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK232.29
|
$8.45
RON38.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,669.61
|
$363.94
RON1,672.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,125.20
|
$266.85
RON1,226.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,082.54
|
$107.36
RON493.52
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,582.39
|
$405.62
RON1,864.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK49,548.53
|
$6,284.14
RON28,886.29
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK51.29
|
$2.01
RON9.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK37.96
|
$2.20
RON10.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK60.22
|
$5.30
RON24.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK268.37
|
$37.40
RON171.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK115.47
|
$6.19
RON28.45
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK645.79
|
$57.67
RON265.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK267.41
|
$34.90
RON160.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK724.04
|
$69.76
RON320.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,070.95
|
$80.53
RON370.17
|
|
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