Cost of living comparison
Romania is 1.8% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Romania instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,488.20
|
$8.56
RON40.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,891.68
|
$6.33
RON29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF470.26
|
$1.72
RON8.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF334.17
|
$1.43
RON6.76
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF542.06
|
$1.08
RON5.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,704.08
|
$3.79
RON17.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,496.32
|
$5.46
RON25.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,015.56
|
$2.83
RON13.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF888.74
|
$2.70
RON12.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF258.54
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF288.10
|
$0.66
RON3.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF283.97
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF485.98
|
$0.85
RON4.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF189.81
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF207.86
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,348.67
|
$5.64
RON26.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF7,988.86
|
$20.73
RON98.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF9,875,484.65
|
$25,159.13
RON119,143.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,566.79
|
$6.39
RON30.28
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,661.51
|
$8.45
RON40.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF162,972.24
|
$363.94
RON1,723.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF124,489.02
|
$266.85
RON1,263.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,172.46
|
$107.36
RON508.44
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF105,449.63
|
$405.62
RON1,920.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,817,636.22
|
$6,284.14
RON29,759.16
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF610.59
|
$2.01
RON9.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF718.48
|
$2.20
RON10.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,174.72
|
$5.30
RON25.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF16,802.23
|
$37.40
RON177.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,465.16
|
$6.19
RON29.31
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,468.70
|
$57.67
RON273.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,599.63
|
$34.90
RON165.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF25,708.34
|
$69.76
RON330.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,058.24
|
$80.53
RON381.36
|
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