Cost of living comparison
Germany is 88.7% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Germany instead of Romania, you would:
pay 64.3% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.90
|
$14.04
€13.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
$10.20
€9.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.20
|
$2.80
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.82
|
$2.41
€2.31
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.11
|
$6.71
€6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.08
|
$4.38
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.90
|
$6.24
€5.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.14
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.06
|
$2.10
€2.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.80
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.96
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.97
|
$7.07
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON99.05
|
$52.96
€50.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
$28,807.86
€27,652.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.56
|
$23.02
€22.09
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
$48.22
€46.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
$790.39
€758.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
$625.27
€600.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
$230.06
€220.83
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
$458.39
€440.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
$12,308.95
€11,815.07
|
|
pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.62
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.53
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
$8.74
€8.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.71
|
$36.01
€34.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.57
|
$12.80
€12.28
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
$82.34
€79.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
$40.78
€39.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
$91.59
€87.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.79
|
$123.43
€118.48
|
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