Cost of Living in Romania

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Cost of living in Romania is 47.83% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Romania is 72.90% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	20.00 lei	15.00-30.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	100.00 lei	60.00-120.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	18.00 lei	15.00-20.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	5.00 lei	3.50-7.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	7.00 lei	5.00-10.00
Cappuccino (regular)	6.35 lei	5.00-10.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	4.61 lei	3.00-6.00
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	3.58 lei	2.00-5.00
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	14.52 lei	11.36-18.93
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	1.90 lei	0.91-2.72
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.85 lei	1.36-2.72
Eggs (regular) (12)	6.91 lei	5.00-10.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	8.90 lei	6.35-12.70
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	7.98 lei	5.90-9.53
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	11.62 lei	8.16-15.88
Apples (1 lb)	1.49 lei	0.91-2.27
Banana (1 lb)	2.20 lei	1.81-2.72
Oranges (1 lb)	1.98 lei	1.36-2.72
Tomato (1 lb)	2.02 lei	1.36-2.72
Potato (1 lb)	0.86 lei	0.68-1.36
Onion (1 lb)	0.96 lei	0.68-1.36
Lettuce (1 head)	2.26 lei	1.30-3.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.32 lei	2.00-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	17.00 lei	12.60-25.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	3.08 lei	2.50-4.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	4.83 lei	3.20-7.00
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)	16.00 lei	15.00-17.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.00 lei	1.35-2.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	60.00 lei	50.00-70.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	1.73 lei	1.39-2.20
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.56 lei	2.24-3.25
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	15.15 lei	13.90-22.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	18.93 lei	17.79-20.82
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	70,000.00 lei	60,000.00-80,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	78,455.57 lei	63,000.00-90,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	396.94 lei	242.86-588.46
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.65 lei	0.32-1.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	32.31 lei	20.00-50.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	123.68 lei	80.00-200.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	44.55 lei	25.00-70.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	25.00 lei	19.00-30.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child	1,679.88 lei	800.00-3,449.12
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	62,706.18 lei	24,000.00-82,778.78
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	218.19 lei	120.00-350.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	133.26 lei	80.00-200.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	276.43 lei	200.00-390.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	307.43 lei	200.00-400.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,243.49 lei	700.00-1,839.53
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	882.55 lei	500.00-1,300.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	2,123.31 lei	1,200.00-3,375.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,506.30 lei	900.00-2,200.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	495.11 lei	325.16-726.31
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	357.39 lei	232.26-464.51
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	2,664.79 lei
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly	3.36	2.00-5.70

Prices in Romania

These data are based on 25638 entries in the past 18 months from 1717 different contributors.
Last update: September 2017
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	43.26	13.85	28.97	35.62	39.26	51.33
Cluj-napoca	40.63	13.15	27.28	35.20	31.52	51.37
Timisoara	40.13	10.76	25.85	34.16	32.79	51.05
Iasi	40.08	10.86	25.88	33.28	35.30	45.06
Sibiu	39.47	8.31	24.33	33.65	32.28	42.19
Oradea	38.81	7.38	23.53	32.87	25.32	41.92
Brasov	38.03	9.02	23.93	31.65	31.97	61.59
Arad	36.50	8.59	22.94	31.19	26.03	59.34
Craiova	34.21	6.56	20.77	28.85	23.91	50.79

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