Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Romania, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Romania
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Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Romania
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Romania
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Romania
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Romania
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Romania
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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