Cost of living comparison
Romania is 44.8% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Romania instead of Israel, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪69.16
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.53
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.49
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.36
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.73
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.43
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.08
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.30
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.88
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.28
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.30
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.20
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.12
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪204.12
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪46.43
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.02
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.42
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪234.37
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.93
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪470.35
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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