Cost of living comparison
Romania is 4.4% cheaper than Iasi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.0% less in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 3.5% less in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 5.8% less in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 9.6% less in Romania
- Childcare
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pay 7.0% more in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 10.3% less in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 4.6% less in Romania
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Iasi, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
|
Iasi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RON39.22
|
$8.56
RON38.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
RON29.41
|
$6.33
RON28.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.53
|
$1.72
RON7.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
RON6.82
|
$1.43
RON6.50
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Iasi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
RON5.21
|
$1.08
RON4.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
RON16.32
|
$3.79
RON17.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
RON23.94
|
$5.46
RON24.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
RON13.72
|
$2.83
RON12.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
RON12.94
|
$2.70
RON12.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
RON2.30
|
$0.47
RON2.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.02
|
$0.66
RON2.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.25
|
$0.65
RON2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.84
|
$0.85
RON3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.88
|
$0.38
RON1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.99
|
$0.41
RON1.86
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
|
Iasi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
RON26.16
|
$5.64
RON25.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.70
RON107.85
|
$20.73
RON94.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON118,324.58
|
$25,159.13
RON114,484.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.77
RON30.81
|
$6.39
RON29.10
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
|
Iasi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.85
RON40.28
|
$8.45
RON38.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$430.71
RON1,959.91
|
$363.94
RON1,656.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.38
RON1,425.99
|
$266.85
RON1,214.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.05
RON505.33
|
$107.36
RON488.55
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
|
Iasi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$454.97
RON2,070.32
|
$405.62
RON1,845.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,031.24
RON22,894.17
|
$6,284.14
RON28,595.34
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iasi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
RON9.80
|
$2.01
RON9.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
RON10.65
|
$2.20
RON10.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.60
RON25.49
|
$5.30
RON24.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.51
RON202.53
|
$37.40
RON170.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.54
RON34.32
|
$6.19
RON28.16
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Iasi
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.09
RON287.06
|
$57.67
RON262.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.73
RON180.78
|
$34.90
RON158.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.41
RON329.49
|
$69.76
RON317.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.05
RON346.05
|
$80.53
RON366.44
|
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