Cost of living comparison
Romania is 2.9 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Romania instead of India, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.66
|
$8.56
RON40.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.45
|
$1.72
RON8.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.03
|
$1.43
RON6.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.35
|
$3.79
RON18.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.13
|
$5.46
RON26.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.34
|
$2.70
RON12.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.60
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.39
|
$0.66
RON3.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.20
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.37
|
$0.85
RON4.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.81
|
$0.38
RON1.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$0.41
RON1.96
|
|
pay 82.7% more for transportation
|
India
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.81
|
$5.64
RON26.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.83
|
$20.73
RON99.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.14
|
$6.39
RON30.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
India
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
|
pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.03
|
$2.01
RON9.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.96
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
$37.40
RON178.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.07
|
$6.19
RON29.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,627.43
|
$80.53
RON384.79
|
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