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Romania vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 2.3 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Romania
Groceries: pay 50.3% more in Romania
Transportation: pay 12.9% more in Romania
Housing: pay 81.8% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.5% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 49.3% more in Romania

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Romania are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Romania.

Romania vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Syria	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$8.56 RON40.60	+133.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$6.33 RON30.01	+51.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$1.72 RON8.14	+61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$1.43 RON6.77	+200.7%
Average			+111.8%

Syria vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.3% more for groceries

	Syria	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$1.08 RON5.11	+47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$3.79 RON17.98	+88.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$5.46 RON25.89	+52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$2.83 RON13.42	+35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$2.70 RON12.81	+1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$0.47 RON2.24	+13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.66 RON3.11	-14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$0.65 RON3.07	+69.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.85 RON4.03	+165.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.38 RON1.78	+31.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.41 RON1.94	+61.1%
Average			+50.3%

Syria vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% more for transportation

	Syria	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$5.64 RON26.78	-28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$20.73 RON98.33	+107.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$25,159.13 RON119,339.82	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$6.39 RON30.33	-43.3%
Average			+12.9%

Syria vs. Romania - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.8% more for housing

	Syria	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$8.45 RON40.07	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$363.94 RON1,726.31	+79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$266.85 RON1,265.78	+152.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$107.36 RON509.27	+178.7%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Syria	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$405.62 RON1,924.00	+783.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$6,284.14 RON29,808.18	+192.4%
Average			+488.1%

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pay 95.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$2.01 RON9.55	-43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$2.20 RON10.45	+121.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$5.30 RON25.13	+105.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$37.40 RON177.41	+162.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$6.19 RON29.36	+132.1%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 49.3% more for clothing

	Syria	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$57.67 RON273.55	+167.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$34.90 RON165.54	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$69.76 RON330.88	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$80.53 RON381.99	+17.2%
Average			+49.3%

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