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
HUF3,469.60
|
$8.56
RON40.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
$1.72
RON8.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
$1.43
RON6.75
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
$3.79
RON17.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
$5.46
RON25.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
$2.70
RON12.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
$0.66
RON3.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
$0.85
RON4.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
$5.64
RON26.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
$20.73
RON97.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
$6.39
RON30.22
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
$2.01
RON9.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
$37.40
RON176.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
$6.19
RON29.24
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
|
$80.53
RON380.52
|
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