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Romania vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 75.7% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Romania
Groceries: pay 3.2% more in Romania
Transportation: pay 55.5% more in Romania
Housing: pay 37.3% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.3% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in Romania

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing in Romania are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Romania.

Romania vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR29,167.76	$8.56 RON41.19	+379.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,911.00	$6.33 RON30.44	+95.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,291.51	$1.72 RON8.26	+172.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,752.91	$1.43 RON6.87	+245.6%
Average			+223.3%

Indonesia vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,308.30	$1.08 RON5.18	-13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR74,193.13	$3.79 RON18.24	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,881.76	$5.46 RON26.27	+5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,509.19	$2.83 RON13.61	+74.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR23,009.15	$2.70 RON12.99	+91.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,168.05	$0.47 RON2.28	-59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,130.78	$0.66 RON3.16	+5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,272.98	$0.65 RON3.11	-20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,881.63	$0.85 RON4.08	+56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,186.84	$0.38 RON1.81	-33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,101.45	$0.41 RON1.97	-55.7%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 55.5% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,671.81	$5.64 RON27.16	+82.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR197,912.58	$20.73 RON99.75	+71.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR395,167,492.44	$25,159.13 RON121,070.77	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR63,489.22	$6.39 RON30.77	+64.6%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 37.3% more for housing

	Indonesia	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR435,839.86	$8.45 RON40.65	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,565,684.90	$363.94 RON1,751.35	+30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,683,450.29	$266.85 RON1,284.14	+62.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR781,047.50	$107.36 RON516.66	+124.7%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,835,186.86	$405.62 RON1,951.91	+261.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR99,072,011.01	$6,284.14 RON30,240.53	+3.7%
Average			+132.5%

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pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,841.35	$2.01 RON9.69	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,998.58	$2.20 RON10.60	+28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,563.36	$5.30 RON25.50	+143.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR436,778.89	$37.40 RON179.98	+40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,599.01	$6.19 RON29.78	+96.0%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR686,203.81	$57.67 RON277.52	+37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR457,407.10	$34.90 RON167.95	+24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,117,760.07	$69.76 RON335.68	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,064,655.59	$80.53 RON387.53	+23.6%
Average			+21.9%

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