Cost of living comparison
Romania is 40.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Romania instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.98
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.35
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.06
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.59
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.95
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.82
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€114.55
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€36,379.05
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.63
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.99
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,348.76
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,138.85
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€153.28
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€955.23
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,492.45
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.69
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.65
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.76
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€53.41
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.78
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€74.73
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€82.10
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€85.43
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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