Cost of living comparison
Romania is 26.7% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 92.0% more in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 5.0% more in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 18.5% more in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 29.4% more in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 54.6% more in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.8% less in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 9.7% less in Romania
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, and groceries in Romania are more expensive than in Ecuador. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Romania. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 92.0% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$8.56
RON39.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$6.33
RON29.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.72
RON7.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.43
RON6.56
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$1.08
RON4.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.79
RON17.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.46
RON25.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.83
RON12.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$2.70
RON12.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.47
RON2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.66
RON3.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.65
RON2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.85
RON3.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.38
RON1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.41
RON1.88
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$5.64
RON25.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$20.73
RON95.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$25,159.13
RON115,545.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$6.39
RON29.37
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$8.45
RON38.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$363.94
RON1,671.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$266.85
RON1,225.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$107.36
RON493.08
|
|
pay 54.6% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$405.62
RON1,862.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$6,284.14
RON28,860.53
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.01
RON9.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.20
RON10.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$5.30
RON24.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$37.40
RON171.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$6.19
RON28.42
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$57.67
RON264.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$34.90
RON160.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$69.76
RON320.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$80.53
RON369.84
|
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