Cost of living comparison
Romania is 3.3 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Romania instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 46.9% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
Tonga
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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