Cost of living comparison
Romania is 20.5% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Romania instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.63
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.11
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.40
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,767.67
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.36
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.67
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€863.53
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€702.52
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.29
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€436.69
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,637.30
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.30
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.53
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.70
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.93
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.98
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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