Cost of Living
Inflation in Romania has slowed from its 100%+ statistics of the 1990s. However, since 2000, it has been slowing considerably and the government plans to lop several zeros off the confusing currency in 2003. All prices have been given in US Dollars in this guide, to make them more realistic. However, payments are made in Lei.
One-litre bottle of mineral water: US$0.40/Lei14,000 33cl bottle of beer: US$0.60/Lei21,000 Financial Times newspaper: US$2.75/Lei95,500 36-exposure colour film: US$3.30/Lei114,500 City-centre bus ticket: US$0.18/Lei6000 Adult football ticket: From US$5/Lei173,500 3-course meal with wine/beer: From US$2.40/Lei83,000
10,000 Romanian Lei (Lei10,000) = 0.18; US$0.34; C$0.43; A$0.45; 0.27 Currency conversion rates as of Feb 2005
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