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Romania vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 19.2% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Romania
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 70.8% more in Romania
Housing: pay 19.6% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 35.7% less in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 32.7% more in Romania

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Romania are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Romania. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Romania.

Romania vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Manila	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱297.74	$8.56 RON41.30	+67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱248.11	$6.33 RON30.53	+48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.81	$1.72 RON8.28	+96.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.60	$1.43 RON6.89	+190.6%
Average			+100.7%

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Manila	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱78.69	$1.08 RON5.20	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱308.70	$3.79 RON18.29	-28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱395.40	$5.46 RON26.34	-19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱120.98	$2.83 RON13.65	+36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱140.81	$2.70 RON13.03	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.57	$0.47 RON2.28	-68.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.79	$0.66 RON3.17	-18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.59	$0.65 RON3.12	-57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.85	$0.85 RON4.10	-13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱69.90	$0.38 RON1.82	-68.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱86.43	$0.41 RON1.98	-72.4%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 70.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱241.05	$5.64 RON27.24	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱577.90	$20.73 RON100.02	+108.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,488,682.76	$25,159.13 RON121,392.80	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱155.32	$6.39 RON30.86	+139.7%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 19.6% less for housing

	Manila	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,676.66	$8.45 RON40.76	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱27,292.47	$363.94 RON1,756.01	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,646.26	$266.85 RON1,287.56	+13.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,189.20	$107.36 RON518.04	+1.0%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 35.7% less for childcare

	Manila	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱28,086.48	$405.62 RON1,957.10	-15.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱822,320.00	$6,284.14 RON30,320.96	-55.5%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱79.40	$2.01 RON9.72	+47.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱156.99	$2.20 RON10.63	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱178.64	$5.30 RON25.57	+72.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,363.85	$37.40 RON180.46	-7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱446.60	$6.19 RON29.86	-19.3%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 32.7% more for clothing

	Manila	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,939.03	$57.67 RON278.26	+73.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,548.13	$34.90 RON168.39	+31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,308.83	$69.76 RON336.58	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,544.34	$80.53 RON388.56	+32.3%
Average			+32.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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