Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 25.7% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7% more in Slovakia
- Groceries
-
pay 36.0% more in Slovakia
- Transportation
-
pay 30.0% more in Slovakia
- Housing
-
pay 83.6% more in Slovakia
- Childcare
-
pay 13.6% more in Slovakia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.7% more in Slovakia
- Clothing
-
pay 5.4% more in Slovakia
The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Slovakia are more expensive than in Romania. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Slovakia.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.60
|
$8.14
€7.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.01
|
$7.98
€7.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.14
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.77
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.11
|
$1.35
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.98
|
$6.03
€5.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.89
|
$3.89
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.42
|
$3.43
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.81
|
$3.12
€2.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.11
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.07
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.03
|
$1.51
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
pay 30.0% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.78
|
$6.34
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.33
|
$26.69
€25.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON119,339.82
|
$24,429.89
€23,285.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.33
|
$11.64
€11.09
|
|
pay 83.6% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.07
|
$20.60
€19.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,726.31
|
$566.87
€540.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,265.78
|
$468.12
€446.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON509.27
|
$171.07
€163.06
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,924.00
|
$400.86
€382.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,808.18
|
$8,069.66
€7,691.62
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.55
|
$1.99
€1.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.45
|
$2.35
€2.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.13
|
$5.24
€4.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON177.41
|
$40.04
€38.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.36
|
$8.21
€7.83
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON273.55
|
$63.57
€60.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON165.54
|
$29.21
€27.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON330.88
|
$78.92
€75.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON381.99
|
$92.27
€87.95
|
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