Cost of living comparison
Romania is 20.3% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.70
|
$8.56
RON40.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$1.72
RON8.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$1.43
RON6.75
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$3.79
RON17.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$5.46
RON25.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$2.70
RON12.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.66
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.85
RON4.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Romania
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$5.64
RON26.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$20.73
RON97.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$6.39
RON30.22
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$2.01
RON9.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$37.40
RON176.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$6.19
RON29.24
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Romania
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$80.53
RON380.52
|
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