Cost of living comparison
Romania is 36.0% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
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pay 36.8% less in Romania
- Groceries
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pay 29.8% less in Romania
- Transportation
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pay 38.8% less in Romania
- Housing
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pay 60.3% less in Romania
- Childcare
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pay 33.0% less in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 26.9% less in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 26.2% less in Romania
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.59
|
$8.56
RON41.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
$6.33
RON30.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.70
|
$1.72
RON8.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.75
|
$1.43
RON6.89
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.45
|
$1.08
RON5.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.71
|
$3.79
RON18.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.27
|
$5.46
RON26.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.96
|
$2.83
RON13.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.67
|
$2.70
RON13.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$0.47
RON2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.66
RON3.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.65
RON3.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$0.85
RON4.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.38
RON1.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$0.41
RON1.98
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.58
|
$5.64
RON27.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.58
|
$20.73
RON100.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,679.12
|
$25,159.13
RON121,392.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.45
|
$6.39
RON30.86
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.88
|
$8.45
RON40.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,424.52
|
$363.94
RON1,756.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,042.24
|
$266.85
RON1,287.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€126.10
|
$107.36
RON518.04
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€550.42
|
$405.62
RON1,957.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,765.28
|
$6,284.14
RON30,320.96
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.64
|
$2.01
RON9.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.51
|
$2.20
RON10.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
$5.30
RON25.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.81
|
$37.40
RON180.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.39
|
$6.19
RON29.86
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€87.77
|
$57.67
RON278.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€36.09
|
$34.90
RON168.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€94.92
|
$69.76
RON336.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€117.73
|
$80.53
RON388.56
|
|
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