Cost of living comparison
Romania is 36.6% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.4% less in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 47.0% less in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 46.8% less in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 60.8% less in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 25.9% more in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.5% less in Romania
- Clothing
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pay 28.5% less in Romania
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Norway, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK199.41
|
$8.56
RON38.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK131.00
|
$6.33
RON28.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK30.99
|
$1.72
RON7.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.09
|
$1.43
RON6.49
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK32.62
|
$1.08
RON4.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK54.88
|
$3.79
RON17.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK79.83
|
$5.46
RON24.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK39.94
|
$2.83
RON12.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK63.79
|
$2.70
RON12.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.16
|
$0.47
RON2.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.59
|
$0.66
RON2.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.90
|
$0.65
RON2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK19.58
|
$0.85
RON3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.28
|
$0.38
RON1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.34
|
$0.41
RON1.86
|
|
pay 46.8% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK78.84
|
$5.64
RON25.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK724.50
|
$20.73
RON94.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK349,294.76
|
$25,159.13
RON114,320.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK253.00
|
$6.39
RON29.06
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK570.28
|
$8.45
RON38.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,091.73
|
$363.94
RON1,653.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,654.08
|
$266.85
RON1,212.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,594.93
|
$107.36
RON487.85
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,930.35
|
$405.62
RON1,843.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK65,818.53
|
$6,284.14
RON28,554.49
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK95.05
|
$2.01
RON9.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK49.94
|
$2.20
RON10.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK142.66
|
$5.30
RON24.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK465.21
|
$37.40
RON169.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK145.93
|
$6.19
RON28.12
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK945.06
|
$57.67
RON262.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK431.83
|
$34.90
RON158.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,082.37
|
$69.76
RON316.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,357.19
|
$80.53
RON365.92
|
|
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