Cost of living comparison
Romania is 28.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Romania instead of Finland, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.45
|
$8.56
RON40.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.90
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$1.72
RON8.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$1.43
RON6.75
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.51
|
$3.79
RON17.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.05
|
$5.46
RON25.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.10
|
$2.70
RON12.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.66
RON3.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.85
RON4.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
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pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.25
|
$5.64
RON26.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.39
|
$20.73
RON97.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,158.27
|
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.41
|
$6.39
RON30.22
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.10
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€696.56
|
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€573.53
|
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.90
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€276.37
|
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,244.75
|
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.91
|
$2.01
RON9.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.99
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.99
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.58
|
$37.40
RON176.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.79
|
$6.19
RON29.24
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.27
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.57
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.85
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.96
|
$80.53
RON380.52
|
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