Cost of Living in Romania

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Cost of living in Romania is 45.42% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Romania is 70.70% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	20.50 lei	15.00-30.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	100.00 lei	65.00-130.00
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)	6.54 lei	5.00-10.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	4.82 lei	3.00-7.00
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	3.86 lei	2.00-6.00
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	15.23 lei	11.36-18.93
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	1.99 lei	0.91-2.72
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.90 lei	1.36-2.72
Eggs (regular) (12)	8.78 lei	6.00-14.40
Local Cheese (1 lb)	9.44 lei	6.35-13.61
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	8.13 lei	5.90-9.98
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	12.26 lei	8.16-18.14
Apples (1 lb)	1.56 lei	1.13-2.27
Banana (1 lb)	2.21 lei	1.81-2.72
Oranges (1 lb)	2.03 lei	1.36-2.72
Tomato (1 lb)	2.17 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)	2.36 lei	1.50-4.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.34 lei	2.00-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	18.00 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)	4.70 lei	3.00-6.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	16.00 lei	15.50-17.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.00 lei	1.39-2.50
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	60.00 lei	50.00-70.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	1.79 lei	1.40-2.30
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.74 lei	2.25-3.62
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	17.00 lei	13.99-23.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	19.70 lei	18.17-21.20
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	71,000.00 lei	60,000.00-80,116.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	78,267.16 lei	63,000.00-95,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	412.77 lei	270.00-607.14
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.58 lei	0.15-1.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	34.65 lei	25.00-50.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	131.48 lei	90.00-200.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	48.48 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	1,272.90 lei	800.00-2,500.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	47,619.28 lei	21,000.00-83,836.40
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	226.87 lei	120.00-400.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	140.02 lei	90.00-200.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	286.51 lei	200.00-400.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	323.11 lei	200.00-450.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,350.96 lei	800.00-2,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	971.52 lei	550.00-1,350.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	2,303.80 lei	1,300.00-3,500.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,630.62 lei	1,000.00-2,250.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	556.81 lei	371.61-778.86
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	396.91 lei	278.71-510.96
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	2,642.12 lei
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	3.40	2.00-5.60

Prices in Romania

These data are based on 26907 entries in the past 18 months from 1903 different contributors.
Last update: April 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	43.51	13.68	29.27	34.73	41.69	59.59
Cluj-Napoca	40.33	13.94	27.73	34.32	32.61	60.12
Timisoara	40.30	11.36	26.48	32.90	36.23	59.70
Iasi	39.30	10.79	25.69	32.21	34.95	54.87
Constanta	39.01	9.20	24.78	28.57	36.67	54.23
Sibiu	38.58	9.36	24.62	32.42	30.93	56.30
Brasov	38.36	10.59	25.10	30.51	32.78	67.32
Oradea	36.58	7.49	22.69	30.58	26.22	52.30
Arad	36.07	8.54	22.92	30.06	27.63	62.56
Craiova	33.71	7.75	21.32	27.87	25.16	60.44

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