Cost of living comparison
Romania is 75.7% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 46.7% more in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 48.7% more in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 43.4% more in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.8% more in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 4.3% more in Romania
The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and childcare in Romania are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Uzbekistan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.55
UZS58,855.15
|
$8.56
RON39.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.99
UZS51,626.59
|
$6.33
RON28.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,216.07
|
$1.72
RON7.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,196.86
|
$1.43
RON6.53
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
UZS5,109.22
|
$1.08
RON4.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
UZS46,180.36
|
$3.79
RON17.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,390.57
|
$5.46
RON24.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
UZS21,354.21
|
$2.83
RON12.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,639.29
|
$2.70
RON12.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
UZS7,430.20
|
$0.47
RON2.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,914.06
|
$0.66
RON3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
UZS12,435.91
|
$0.65
RON2.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,359.95
|
$0.85
RON3.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,778.70
|
$0.38
RON1.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,236.95
|
$0.41
RON1.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,674.03
|
$5.64
RON25.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.91
UZS89,329.31
|
$20.73
RON94.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,473.32
UZS238,732,347.31
|
$25,159.13
RON115,085.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
UZS34,815.49
|
$6.39
RON29.25
|
|
pay 48.7% more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.72
UZS164,412.71
|
$8.45
RON38.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.90
UZS6,330,987.34
|
$363.94
RON1,664.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.70
UZS4,041,089.16
|
$266.85
RON1,220.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.11
UZS376,143.98
|
$107.36
RON491.12
|
|
pay 43.4% more for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.10
UZS2,650,515.67
|
$405.62
RON1,855.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,070.48
UZS91,372,477.04
|
$6,284.14
RON28,745.53
|
|
pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS15,070.39
|
$2.01
RON9.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,279.53
|
$2.20
RON10.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
UZS22,970.02
|
$5.30
RON24.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
UZS556,100.26
|
$37.40
RON171.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
UZS44,866.38
|
$6.19
RON28.31
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.61
UZS421,401.61
|
$57.67
RON263.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.09
UZS608,585.76
|
$34.90
RON159.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.06
UZS1,112,168.99
|
$69.76
RON319.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.57
UZS1,222,085.16
|
$80.53
RON368.37
|
|
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