Romania vs Seychelles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Seychelles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2056
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$382
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$660
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$818
💸 GDP per capita
$15787
$13250
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
73
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
71
🌐 English speaking %
31%
37.9%
🎓 Higher education
73
13
😀 Quality of life
62
58
🏙️ Population
19.1M
95.8K

The average cost of living in Romania ($821) is 49% less expensive than in the Seychelles ($1608). Romania ranked 106th vs 24th for the Seychelles in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Romania compared to 0.5 months in the Seychelles. Ranked 53rd and 67th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Romania vs the Seychelles

We calculate prices for Romania and the Seychelles as a population-weighted mean of 47 and 1 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Romania Seychelles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.97
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.94
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2022
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.6
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.04
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.29
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.23
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.71
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7145
$8062

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Cities Comparison in Romania vs the Seychelles

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K

In the Seychelles

City Cost of living Population
Victoria
$1608
24.7K