Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 59.4% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Romania, you would:
pay 35.6% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.44
|
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.11
|
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.75
|
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.91
|
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.79
|
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.76
|
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.10
|
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.01
|
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.67
|
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON97.95
|
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.22
|
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
|
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.52
|
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON176.73
|
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.24
|
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON380.52
|
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
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