Cost of living comparison
Romania is 19.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Romania instead of Greece, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$8.56
RON40.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.72
RON8.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.43
RON6.75
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$3.79
RON17.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$5.46
RON25.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$2.70
RON12.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.66
RON3.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.85
RON4.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$5.64
RON26.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$20.73
RON97.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$6.39
RON30.22
|
|
pay 44.0% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$2.01
RON9.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$37.40
RON176.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$6.19
RON29.24
|
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pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$80.53
RON380.52
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