Cost of living comparison
Romania is 20.3% cheaper than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.2% more in Romania
- Groceries
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pay 12.8% less in Romania
- Transportation
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pay 23.8% less in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 34.0% less in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 29.1% less in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.9% less in Romania
- Clothing
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pay 23.6% less in Romania
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.40
|
$8.56
RON39.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
$6.33
RON29.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.26
|
$1.72
RON7.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.43
RON6.56
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.08
RON4.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.76
|
$3.79
RON17.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.28
|
$5.46
RON25.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
$2.83
RON13.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$2.70
RON12.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.47
RON2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.66
RON3.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.65
RON2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.85
RON3.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.38
RON1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.41
RON1.88
|
|
pay 23.8% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.21
|
$5.64
RON25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€36.23
|
$20.73
RON95.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€23,544.86
|
$25,159.13
RON115,648.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.34
|
$6.39
RON29.40
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.84
|
$8.45
RON38.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€430.00
|
$363.94
RON1,672.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€296.70
|
$266.85
RON1,226.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€180.99
|
$107.36
RON493.52
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€393.26
|
$405.62
RON1,864.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,305.92
|
$6,284.14
RON28,886.29
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$2.01
RON9.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$2.20
RON10.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
$5.30
RON24.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€39.27
|
$37.40
RON171.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.20
|
$6.19
RON28.45
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€70.35
|
$57.67
RON265.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€39.70
|
$34.90
RON160.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€77.62
|
$69.76
RON320.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€110.96
|
$80.53
RON370.17
|
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