Cost of living comparison
Romania is 80.1% more expensive than Vietnam overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.4 times more in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 19.2% more in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 59.7% more in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 54.4% more in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 23.9% more in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 37.9% more in Romania
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and childcare in Romania are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫49,854
|
$8.56
RON38.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫112,698
|
$6.33
RON28.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,983
|
$1.72
RON7.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,443
|
$1.43
RON6.50
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫23,431
|
$1.08
RON4.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫157,190
|
$3.79
RON17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫141,802
|
$5.46
RON24.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,923
|
$2.83
RON12.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫40,167
|
$2.70
RON12.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫31,098
|
$0.47
RON2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫11,064
|
$0.66
RON2.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,807
|
$0.65
RON2.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,596
|
$0.85
RON3.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,358
|
$0.38
RON1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,517
|
$0.41
RON1.86
|
|
pay 59.7% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫90,033
|
$5.64
RON25.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫184,556
|
$20.73
RON94.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫919,781,969
|
$25,159.13
RON114,484.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫146,496
|
$6.39
RON29.10
|
|
pay 54.4% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫225,461
|
$8.45
RON38.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,713,919
|
$363.94
RON1,656.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,381,749
|
$266.85
RON1,214.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,036,296
|
$107.36
RON488.55
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,329,737
|
$405.62
RON1,845.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫324,466,621
|
$6,284.14
RON28,595.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,755
|
$2.01
RON9.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫41,032
|
$2.20
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,865
|
$5.30
RON24.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫573,574
|
$37.40
RON170.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫87,715
|
$6.19
RON28.16
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫726,944
|
$57.67
RON262.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫576,259
|
$34.90
RON158.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,064,094
|
$69.76
RON317.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,073,504
|
$80.53
RON366.44
|
|
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