Cost of Living in Romania

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Cost of living in Romania is 47.69% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Romania is 72.63% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	22.00 lei	15.00-30.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	100.00 lei	66.00-120.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	18.00 lei	15.00-20.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	6.00 lei	4.00-8.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	8.00 lei	5.00-10.00
Cappuccino (regular)	6.56 lei	5.00-9.34
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	4.86 lei	3.00-7.00
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	3.90 lei	2.00-6.00
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	15.42 lei	11.36-18.93
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.03 lei	0.91-3.08
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.95 lei	1.36-2.72
Eggs (regular) (12)	9.15 lei	6.00-14.40
Local Cheese (1 lb)	9.60 lei	6.35-13.61
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	8.14 lei	5.90-9.98
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	12.42 lei	8.16-18.14
Apples (1 lb)	1.59 lei	1.13-2.27
Banana (1 lb)	2.22 lei	1.81-2.72
Oranges (1 lb)	2.06 lei	1.59-2.72
Tomato (1 lb)	2.19 lei	1.36-3.18
Potato (1 lb)	0.89 lei	0.54-1.36
Onion (1 lb)	0.98 lei	0.68-1.36
Lettuce (1 head)	2.39 lei	1.40-4.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.34 lei	2.00-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	20.00 lei	14.00-25.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	3.07 lei	2.50-4.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	4.75 lei	3.00-7.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	17.00 lei	16.00-17.50
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.00 lei	1.30-2.50
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	60.00 lei	50.00-70.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	1.79 lei	1.45-2.40
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.74 lei	2.25-3.62
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	17.00 lei	14.00-24.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	20.08 lei	18.55-21.96
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	72,000.00 lei	60,000.00-81,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	78,790.89 lei	63,000.00-95,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	417.22 lei	276.25-613.89
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.56 lei	0.12-1.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	35.31 lei	25.00-50.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	133.32 lei	100.00-200.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	48.70 lei	25.00-80.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	25.00 lei	20.00-30.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	1,292.51 lei	800.00-2,500.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	47,216.80 lei	21,000.00-84,061.94
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	225.44 lei	120.00-400.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	138.35 lei	90.00-200.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	291.68 lei	200.00-400.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	326.57 lei	210.00-450.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,348.98 lei	800.00-2,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	964.76 lei	600.00-1,350.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	2,306.91 lei	1,340.00-3,500.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,642.85 lei	1,000.00-2,300.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	565.76 lei	371.61-796.27
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	399.78 lei	278.71-510.96
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	2,624.87 lei
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	3.40	2.00-5.90

Prices in Romania

These data are based on 26539 entries in the past 18 months from 1958 different contributors.
Last update: June 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

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By City in Romania

City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
Bucharest	40.02	12.80	27.18	30.97	39.19	57.59
Cluj-Napoca	37.76	13.29	26.22	31.52	31.83	56.82
Timisoara	37.72	10.73	25.00	30.83	33.76	55.29
Constanta	37.25	8.44	23.66	26.34	36.32	53.31
Iasi	36.23	9.85	23.79	29.09	32.61	52.18
Brasov	36.18	10.78	24.21	28.15	30.10	60.03
Sibiu	35.69	9.01	23.11	28.90	29.20	53.63
Arad	35.28	8.80	22.79	28.35	27.69	59.42
Oradea	33.71	7.01	21.12	27.82	25.17	50.90
Craiova	31.68	7.46	20.26	25.54	24.39	57.56

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