Cost of living comparison
Romania is 30.2% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.0% less in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 36.0% less in Romania
- Transportation
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pay 36.5% less in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 47.9% less in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 27.0% less in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 21.2% less in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 18.1% less in Romania
Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Italy, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.29
|
$8.56
RON37.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.90
|
$6.33
RON27.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.26
|
$1.72
RON7.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
$1.43
RON6.29
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.81
|
$1.08
RON4.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.04
|
$3.79
RON16.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.89
|
$5.46
RON24.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.01
|
$2.83
RON12.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.47
|
$2.70
RON11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.47
RON2.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.66
RON2.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$0.65
RON2.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$0.85
RON3.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.38
RON1.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.41
RON1.80
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.39
|
$5.64
RON24.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.34
|
$20.73
RON91.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,970.42
|
$25,159.13
RON110,838.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.92
|
$6.39
RON28.17
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.54
|
$8.45
RON37.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€580.56
|
$363.94
RON1,603.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€452.91
|
$266.85
RON1,175.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€133.06
|
$107.36
RON473.00
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€450.09
|
$405.62
RON1,786.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,374.64
|
$6,284.14
RON27,684.77
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.43
|
$2.01
RON8.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.49
|
$2.20
RON9.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.48
|
$5.30
RON23.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€46.11
|
$37.40
RON164.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.31
|
$6.19
RON27.26
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€69.38
|
$57.67
RON254.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.96
|
$34.90
RON153.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€76.15
|
$69.76
RON307.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€102.13
|
$80.53
RON354.78
|
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