Cost of living comparison
Romania is 45.8% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 45.8% less in Romania
- Groceries
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pay 37.6% less in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 49.8% less in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 67.4% less in Romania
- Childcare
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pay 52.8% less in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 43.2% less in Romania
- Clothing
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pay 24.3% less in Romania
Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.23
|
$8.56
RON39.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.23
|
$6.33
RON29.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.71
|
$1.72
RON7.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.14
|
$1.43
RON6.56
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.08
RON4.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$3.79
RON17.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$5.46
RON25.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.06
|
$2.83
RON13.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.33
|
$2.70
RON12.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.47
RON2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.66
RON3.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.65
RON2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.85
RON3.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.38
RON1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.41
RON1.88
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.17
|
$5.64
RON25.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€88.16
|
$20.73
RON95.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€29,367.46
|
$25,159.13
RON115,648.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.92
|
$6.39
RON29.40
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€39.64
|
$8.45
RON38.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,185.38
|
$363.94
RON1,672.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€967.19
|
$266.85
RON1,226.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€172.64
|
$107.36
RON493.52
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,496.91
|
$405.62
RON1,864.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,322.35
|
$6,284.14
RON28,886.29
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.10
|
$2.01
RON9.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$2.20
RON10.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.59
|
$5.30
RON24.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€35.85
|
$37.40
RON171.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.82
|
$6.19
RON28.45
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€77.55
|
$57.67
RON265.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€35.18
|
$34.90
RON160.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€85.14
|
$69.76
RON320.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€108.99
|
$80.53
RON370.17
|
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