Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.6 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.6% less in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2% more in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 18.0% more in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 64.5% more in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 10.0 times more in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.9 times more in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 41.0% less in Romania
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries in Romania are more expensive than in Eritrea. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Romania. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$8.56
RON37.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$6.33
RON27.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$1.72
RON7.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$1.43
RON6.25
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.08
RON4.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.79
RON16.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$5.46
RON23.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$2.83
RON12.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.70
RON11.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.47
RON2.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.66
RON2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.65
RON2.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.85
RON3.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.38
RON1.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.41
RON1.79
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$5.64
RON24.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$20.73
RON90.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$25,159.13
RON110,139.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$6.39
RON28.00
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$8.45
RON36.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$363.94
RON1,593.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$266.85
RON1,168.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$107.36
RON470.01
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$405.62
RON1,775.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$6,284.14
RON27,510.07
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.01
RON8.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$2.20
RON9.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.30
RON23.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$37.40
RON163.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$6.19
RON27.09
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$57.67
RON252.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$34.90
RON152.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$69.76
RON305.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$80.53
RON352.54
|
|
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