Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 48.1% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.53
|
$11.25
€10.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.96
|
$8.28
€7.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.12
|
$2.75
€2.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.76
|
$1.67
€1.59
|
|
pay 53.6% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.10
|
$1.59
€1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.95
|
$7.12
€6.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.85
|
$4.94
€4.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.39
|
$3.18
€3.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.79
|
$4.48
€4.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.11
|
$0.74
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.02
|
$1.43
€1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
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pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.73
|
$5.73
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.16
|
$28.71
€27.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON119,143.58
|
$23,757.42
€22,621.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.28
|
$11.32
€10.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.01
|
$32.10
€30.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,723.47
|
$611.64
€582.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,263.70
|
$506.97
€482.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON508.44
|
$206.52
€196.65
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,920.84
|
$480.15
€457.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,759.16
|
$8,455.02
€8,050.87
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.54
|
$3.10
€2.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.43
|
$1.97
€1.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.09
|
$5.39
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON177.12
|
$44.69
€42.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.31
|
$7.50
€7.14
|
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pay 44.4% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON273.10
|
$97.87
€93.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON165.27
|
$33.87
€32.25
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON330.34
|
$105.89
€100.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON381.36
|
$128.14
€122.01
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