Cost of living comparison
Oradea is 9.7% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.3% more in Oradea
- Groceries
-
pay 6.9% more in Oradea
- Transportation
-
pay 1.1% more in Oradea
- Housing
-
pay 5.5% more in Oradea
- Childcare
-
pay 23.4% more in Oradea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.2% more in Oradea
- Clothing
-
pay 10.3% more in Oradea
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Oradea are more expensive than in Romania.
If you lived in Oradea instead of Romania, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Oradea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON37.54
|
$8.62
RON37.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON27.75
|
$6.46
RON28.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON7.52
|
$1.89
RON8.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.26
|
$1.60
RON7.03
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Oradea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON4.72
|
$1.16
RON5.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON16.62
|
$4.85
RON21.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON23.94
|
$6.60
RON28.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON12.41
|
$3.16
RON13.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON11.84
|
$2.74
RON12.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.07
|
$0.46
RON2.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON2.88
|
$0.71
RON3.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON2.84
|
$0.70
RON3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON3.72
|
$0.80
RON3.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.65
|
$0.37
RON1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.80
|
$0.41
RON1.80
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Oradea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON24.76
|
$5.60
RON24.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON90.92
|
$17.24
RON75.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON110,350.46
|
$26,003.12
RON114,052.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON28.05
|
$7.61
RON33.36
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Oradea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON37.05
|
$9.53
RON41.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,596.27
|
$367.78
RON1,613.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,170.44
|
$279.30
RON1,225.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON470.91
|
$110.91
RON486.47
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Oradea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,779.08
|
$527.45
RON2,313.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON27,562.85
|
$7,348.31
RON32,230.44
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Oradea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON8.83
|
$2.15
RON9.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON9.66
|
$2.96
RON12.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON23.24
|
$5.60
RON24.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON164.05
|
$44.71
RON196.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON27.14
|
$6.46
RON28.35
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Oradea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON252.95
|
$66.80
RON292.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON153.07
|
$42.38
RON185.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON305.96
|
$75.41
RON330.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON353.21
|
$77.21
RON338.65
|
|
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