Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 3.3 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Romania, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Jersey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$45.20
£35.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$2.50
£1.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$5.33
£4.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$7.84
£6.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$5.67
£4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$7.93
£6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$67.16
£53.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$51.51
£40.99
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Jersey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$7.75
£6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$4.95
£3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$74.05
£58.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$18.08
£14.39
|
|
pay 99.3% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$202.34
£161.02
|
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