Cost of living comparison
Austria is 90.1% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Austria instead of Romania, you would:
pay 74.3% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$15.38
€14.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$3.11
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
|
pay 97.2% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$8.15
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$5.62
€5.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$6.06
€5.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
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pay 92.5% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$48.89
€46.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$20.20
€19.37
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$834.31
€799.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$704.76
€675.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
|
pay 66.5% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$436.40
€418.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$45.89
€44.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$12.58
€12.06
|
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pay 36.8% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$118.74
€113.84
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