Cost of living comparison

Switzerland

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 63.7% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% less in Romania
Groceries: pay 59.9% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 56.5% less in Romania
Housing: pay 70.8% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 49.8% less in Romania

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Romania.

Romania vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Switzerland, you would:

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pay 65.1% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF22.57	$8.56 RON37.54	-69.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF13.84	$6.33 RON27.75	-62.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF3.81	$1.72 RON7.52	-63.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.37	$1.43 RON6.26	-65.4%
Average			-65.1%

Switzerland vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.9% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF2.97	$1.08 RON4.72	-70.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF10.79	$3.79 RON16.62	-71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF5.97	$5.46 RON23.94	-25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF5.55	$2.83 RON12.41	-58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF10.52	$2.70 RON11.84	-79.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.24	$0.47 RON2.07	-68.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.84	$0.66 RON2.88	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.07	$0.65 RON2.84	-50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.33	$0.85 RON3.72	-70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF0.91	$0.38 RON1.65	-66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.87	$0.41 RON1.80	-61.7%
Average			-59.9%

Switzerland vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.5% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF6.39	$5.64 RON24.76	-27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF93.11	$20.73 RON90.92	-81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF30,033.20	$25,159.13 RON110,350.46	-31.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF34.30	$6.39 RON28.05	-84.8%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 70.8% less for housing

	Switzerland	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF43.62	$8.45 RON37.05	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,324.12	$363.94 RON1,596.27	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,152.02	$266.85 RON1,170.44	-81.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF146.89	$107.36 RON470.91	-40.4%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,110.96	$405.62 RON1,779.08	-84.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF24,741.54	$6,284.14 RON27,562.85	-79.3%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF6.38	$2.01 RON8.83	-74.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.42	$2.20 RON9.66	-59.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF8.24	$5.30 RON23.24	-47.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF72.20	$37.40 RON164.05	-57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF17.26	$6.19 RON27.14	-70.7%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 49.8% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF99.30	$57.67 RON252.95	-52.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF50.31	$34.90 RON153.07	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF111.02	$69.76 RON305.96	-48.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF144.22	$80.53 RON353.21	-54.4%
Average			-49.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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