Cost of living comparison
Romania is 86.9% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Romania instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 100.0% more for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
|
Sudan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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