Cost of living comparison
Romania is 15.3% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
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Slovakia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.81
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
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pay 18.8% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.59
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.16
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€543.50
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€448.82
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.33
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.90
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.39
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.88
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
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pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.47
|
$80.53
RON384.25
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