Cost of living comparison
Romania is 25.9% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Romania instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.86
|
$8.50
RON39.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
|
$6.39
RON29.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
|
$1.73
RON7.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$1.42
RON6.53
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
|
$3.76
RON17.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
|
$5.57
RON25.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
|
$2.98
RON13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$2.73
RON12.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.47
RON2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.67
RON3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.64
RON2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.84
RON3.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.37
RON1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$5.68
RON26.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.84
|
$19.80
RON90.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.27
|
$25,308.53
RON116,176.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.22
|
$6.26
RON28.75
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.53
|
$8.81
RON40.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$739.17
|
$370.46
RON1,700.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$471.98
|
$263.66
RON1,210.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.31
|
$101.60
RON466.39
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$392.37
|
$363.62
RON1,669.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,636.36
|
$5,956.82
RON27,344.17
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
|
$2.02
RON9.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
|
$2.17
RON9.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.23
|
$5.28
RON24.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.60
|
$37.57
RON172.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.47
|
$6.14
RON28.20
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.77
|
$59.54
RON273.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$34.40
RON157.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.51
|
$69.71
RON320.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
|
$80.78
RON370.80
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Romania or Puerto Rico. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.