Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Mississippi, USA

Mississippi vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Mississippi is 2.1 times more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.4% more in Mississippi
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Mississippi
Transportation: pay 53.1% more in Mississippi
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Mississippi
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Mississippi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.3% more in Mississippi
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Mississippi

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Mississippi are more expensive than in Romania. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mississippi.

Mississippi vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mississippi instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 44.4% more for restaurants

	Romania	Mississippi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.56 RON39.15	$16.21	+89.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 RON28.94	$9.46	+49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON7.85	$2.06	+20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 RON6.53	$1.70	+18.7%
Average			+44.4%

Romania vs. Mississippi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Romania	Mississippi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 RON4.93	$2.75	+155.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 RON17.34	$5.60	+47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 RON24.97	$3.80	-30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 RON12.94	$3.19	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 RON12.35	$4.23	+56.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.16	$2.00	+322.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.00	$0.73	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON2.96	$1.44	+122.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RON3.88	$1.70	+100.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RON1.72	$1.38	+266.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.87	$1.03	+151.5%
Average			+110.5%

Romania vs. Mississippi - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.1% more for transportation

	Romania	Mississippi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 RON25.82	$2.81	-50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.73 RON94.82	$40.67	+96.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,159.13 RON115,082.89	$37,721.76	+49.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.39 RON29.25	$13.83	+116.3%
Average			+53.1%

Romania vs. Mississippi - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Romania	Mississippi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.45 RON38.64	$68.08	+705.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.94 RON1,664.73	$1,083.04	+197.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.85 RON1,220.63	$969.79	+263.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.36 RON491.11	$119.32	+11.1%
Average			+294.5%

Romania vs. Mississippi - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Romania	Mississippi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$405.62 RON1,855.37	$1,753.67	+332.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,284.14 RON28,744.90	$11,930.57	+89.9%
Average			+211.1%

Romania vs. Mississippi - Cost of childcare

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pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Mississippi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 RON9.21	$4.43	+119.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 RON10.08	$4.93	+123.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 RON24.24	$8.53	+60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.40 RON171.08	$32.00	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 RON28.31	$10.91	+76.3%
Average			+73.3%

Romania vs. Mississippi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Romania	Mississippi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.67 RON263.80	$37.46	-35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.90 RON159.64	$42.86	+22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 RON319.08	$80.22	+15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.53 RON368.36	$94.17	+16.9%
Average			+4.9%

Romania vs. Mississippi - Cost of clothing

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