Summary about cost of living in Bucharest, Romania:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 35.00 lei | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 150.00 lei | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 20.00 lei | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 8.00 lei | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 10.00 lei | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 9.83 lei | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 6.47 lei | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 5.98 lei | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 19.27 lei | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 2.87 lei | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 2.52 lei | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 10.74 lei | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 11.48 lei | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 9.98 lei | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 16.02 lei | |
Apples (1 lb) | 2.12 lei | |
Banana (1 lb) | 2.62 lei | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 2.62 lei | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 2.54 lei | |
Potato (1 lb) | 1.24 lei | |
Onion (1 lb) | 1.30 lei | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 2.62 lei | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.61 lei | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 25.00 lei | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 3.69 lei | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 6.04 lei | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 21.00 lei | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 1.50 lei | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 70.00 lei | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 2.00 lei | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.22 lei | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 20.00 lei | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 18.87 lei | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 88,602.50 lei | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 93,775.00 lei | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 465.25 lei | |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.41 lei | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 40.58 lei | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 188.74 lei | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 66.35 lei | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 30.00 lei | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,645.83 lei | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 39,477.65 lei | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 298.25 lei | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 164.71 lei | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 316.87 lei | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 379.12 lei | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,928.78 lei | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,345.68 lei | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 3,644.15 lei | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,405.69 lei | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 822.29 lei | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 529.77 lei | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,493.00 lei | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 6.08 |
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Cost of Living in Campina | 59.84 miles |
Cost of Living in Pitesti | 75.29 miles |
Cost of Living in Calarasi | 80.25 miles |
Cost of Living in Brasov | 106.02 miles |
Cost of Living in Focsani | 113.83 miles |
Cost of Living in Braila | 135.65 miles |
Cost of Living in Constanta | 138.37 miles |
Cost of Living in Craiova | 144.55 miles |
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I have never before seen such a trashy pile of rubbish written about Bucharest.
Utter lies and garbage such as your commentary suggests you are either malicious or stupid.
Bucharest is, without doubt, one of the safest cities in Europe. I have lived here far longer than you and have seen none of the violence you claim. NONE.
Are you realy sure you lived in Bucharest, Romania?
Kind regards,
Also could you please guide me about free/paid education for my 10 year old kid . After going through couple of fourms observed the international school is expensive .
I don’t believe in expensive education but wanted to know how good is the Govt schools education system . Thank you .
I will be offered soon to join IT company in Bucharest , Romania as full time employee . I am an expat and will be relocating from India with my wife and 10 year old kid . Observed Pension fund contribution is 25% and Health contribution is 10% of gross salary . While the income tax is 10% of taxable base .
This makes the take home salary after all deductions will be around 58.5%
I am wondering if expats can with draw “ Pension fund contribution “ made from there gross salary ? If so , when and how can we withdraw and what is the process .
Appreciate your help . Thank you .
This is not true. If you pay per month 15 EUR for metro then try London :) with more than 1k GBP per month, try Amsterdam and then we'll discuss.
Bucharest and Romania are great for leaving and everything is affordable even for a Romanian which has an University diploma and then continued learning and being professional in his career, especially in IT.
Rentals and also purchasing for apartments cannot compare with other European capitals. Take Paris for example; 1 room studio around city centre ~500k EUR.
Bucharest, around city centre 1 room studio ~55k EUR.
Let's not mention that Romania is a safe country from many perspectives.
The average monthly net salary in Bucharest is near 4000ron and not 3016ron. Please verify
WHAT? Are you sure you live in Bucharest, and not New York? Do you take helicopter to work? Because 500 EUR per month is unbelievable. I think that you meant to say those prices are in RON, which would then be close to reality.
Thanks in advance.
The net salary for Senior Java Developer it depends on your knowledge.
From what I know you can earn a net salary from 1800 to 4000 Euro/month.
You're right about Net Salary = 0.585*Gross Salary.
In Sofia, Bulgaria I heard numbers like 3.000 Euro Net. Is it the same in Bucharest?
I also heard, that in Romania Net Salary=0,585 x Gross Salary. Is that true?
Thanks
I have residency in several other countries, however need to be here for my wife, to be close to relatives (medical condition/chronic anxiety), but I leave outside Bucharest, home office, however I curse each day that I have to go in the city.
@Bogdan, @Anonymous(es), stop bullshitting people. 3200 gross salary is less than I have and it isn't such a big number. My wife drives a 10 year old small sedan, I drive an inexpensive MPV (a SUV let's say), we have a small kid, a mortgage (small house), and believe me, one 3200 gross salary is 'barely decent'. But yeah, for people content with some 40 sqm single bedroom apartment used between visits to the old city center pubs, then you can also save some 500 euro (unless you gamble them).
To foreigners: be also cautious with romanians' fake hospitality and kindness. The distance between apes and romanians is not big and it is most exceptional to find some that are honest and don't lack ethics (an old saying tells us: it doesn't mean you're civilized if you're placing the garbage in the bin with so many people around, it means you're civilized if you're doing that even when you're alone, but still binning your garbage and not just throwing it sideways - check what romanians do when you turn your back for a second or two and you'll have some surprises, at least with some of them).
Another saying of romanians: Romania is such a beautiful country... too bad it is populated (figure that).
In Romania with 1000 euro for one person or 2000 for 4 person (2adults + 2 kids) it's a very good and sweet life , for a normal family. But depend how much you want to spend ... Example If you are going to a club in downtown you cand spend 200-300 euro for a bottle of whiskey.
Can you rent outside of city center 2 or 3 rooms with 300 - 500 euro.
I have plan to move our family (i, my wife and my son) to Romania. So can you please advise how much monthly cost that we have to be aware of eg. Renting, food....?
Thanks so much.
I have been offered a job in Bucharest with a net salary of €900. I only have to spend on food. How much is the average monthly food budget if you eat 1-2 meals at a mid range restaurant per day and the rest for food groceries to be cooked at home? Is €400 enough? Because I plan on saving €500.
Thanks.
The salaries, in Bucharest, officially go on average as net of ~700 Euros/month, unofficially more than 1000. But in other big city is really 700 and in a small town may be 400. What this means? Yes, you can advertise a free job for 700E/m but nobody will present to the interview in Bucharest. In the western side of Romania si almost like in Bucharest, very close, but not quite the same. For instance on average the prices in real-estate in Cluj are even slightly higher than Bucharest's average, however in the city-center they will be topped at ~1500E/sqm -which is very high even so for Cluj, but in Bucharest the city-center is so large, that there are variations even for it, going from 2500E/sqm to 10.000E/sqm, but yes, the average for the entire city is 1300E/sqm sligtly less than for Cluj where is 1310E/sqm. The same can by applied to other large cities, an average of 1200E/sqm means a very small variation between the very center of the city and outskirts, which is not true for Bucharest because it is so crowded that is practically impossible to drive with a car from outside the city to the center and even if you succeed you'll find there is no free parking space and can drive for 2 hours looking for one, like in center New York. This made the prices explode in the very center, but this doesn't matter in any other Romanian city where you can drive in 10 minutes into the center an find even a free parking space. That's why only in Bucharest the real-estate prices be 10-20 times higher in the very center.
I am a national of east African country. My son intends to study dentistry in Romania- the English programme at any appropriate dental school. I shall be very grateful if someone can advice me how easy it will be for him to get dentist job in Romania after graduating, level of dentist income, and permanent residence permit/work permit. Thank you once again.
Depends on the private clinic, one of the biggest is Regina Maria: https://www.reginamaria.ro/we-are-largest-private-health-care-network-romania
With basic subscription the visit to GM is usually free, without subscription the prices are between 100-300 RON.
You'll be okay with 800e.
I'm getting about 600e a month from school and if I really wanted to, I could live off that. However, I do make extra money doing business online. But 800e you will be just fine.
You will need to share a flat with someone. Allocate 100 € for rent, then some other 50€ for utilities sharing (it depends what do you rent..winter heating bill might come 150€).
100€ left to feed yourself with rice and potatoes :)
I won a scolarship and next year will be studing in Iasi University in Bucharest. So I'll be given approx. 250€ per month (rent and utilities not included). I wonder whether it's enough to live?
I would appreciate an honest reply , did somebody know the school of dancesport in Bucharest ? Thank you for your reply
I'm about to intern at Bucharest next year. How much do I have to spend including renting the residence?
Is 800€ enough for normal life there or should be more than this rate? Thank you for your advice.
Average salary on the country level is roughly 2000lei (roughly 450€). Average salary for Bucharest is roughly 3000lei (roughly 700€).
So, 1300€ is much above the average and locals which will hear you having this much will think that "you can buy/get everything you want, fancy stuff and so on".
Cost of living here is quite low (food, transportation, etc), you'll be able to have savings too (depends of course how much fancy you'll decide to live :) )
I would appreciate an honest reply... I've got an offer from multinational company in Bucharest. Gross salary is 1,300 Euro. Is that enough money to have a decent life? Thank you very much in advance.
Didnt know about 16% applied to nonEU, could be.
Indeed most companies offer private Medical Care, i have one of these and its considered a very good one. Still, unfortunately sometimes there are surprises that you cant benefit from this one (like the example of finding no free spot for your child to be checked-in, when real signs of emergency is seen).
I hope after the current political party finishes their chaotic and careless governance, in 2020, things will start improving. By then - i dont believe improvements will be seen regardless the fact that i am an optimistic person
Related the 0% income tax this applies only to EU citizens, for instance I finished university in EU country but I'm not an EU citizen and I pay full 16 % tax (32% in total).
Regarding the Medical Care, 90 % of the companies as benefit offer medical subscription to private hospitals where the service is way better. The problem with the state hospitals is that the doctors are corrupted, if you go in state hospital and you want to get good treatment you need to bribe the doctors and nurses. In the end you might end up paying more than the private hospitals. The top subscription at private hospitals is around 50 EUR per person and it starts at 15 EUR.
I moved to Bucharest a year ago, came here to same salary (NET) i had in another EU country. Married, with 2 small children (a newborn and a 3y.o. one).
- In IT sector (up to PM role if I am not mistaken) you have 0% income tax, if your university diploma is recognized by the Romania's Gov. I finished my studies in another country, so I had to get that paper 'confirming' my degree in Romania. After that I had 0% income tax. Note that you still pay 16% for Social/Medical Assurance.
- I struggled finding an apartment to rent, considering I was searching in a specific district of 1Mai as to be close to the chosen kindergarten I wanted by child to go to (public one). I rented a decent 1BDR flat for 400EU/month unfurnished, 60sq.m. I dis-considered from the beginning the old buildings with risks to collapse or to crack after the 1st earthquake (that there are published listings of these buildings).
- My child loves the kindergarten (public one) and so do we, as parents. Operating hours 07:30 - 17:00. We pay 3EUR/day for food (breakfast, lunch, fruit/snacks close to end of day). Also we pay 1EUR/week for consumables (chalk, pencils, napkins and things alike). Also we paid 50EUR/year to the classroom budget (money from here went/go to some extra activities organized and to buying extra toys; this money is with one of the parents). All these small fees are kind of frustrating, but i decided to not fight the system (its same at all kindergartens here).
- I use only the public transportation. To be more exact - the Subway, which is good, because here you know how much time it will take you to destination in most of the cases. Subway monthly pass is 15EUR. People having cars I hear often complaining on the traffic in the city (Bucharest is in the top 10 in the WORLDS on traffic problems).
- Cost of living is really cheap. Some numbers are even cheaper than what Numbeo displays above. Examples: 1l milk you can get for 3RON and not 4RON at hypermarkets; I pay 2EUR/month for a postpaid mobile subscription which include a package of 200 national minutes and 50GB Mobile Data (yes, 50GB for 2EUR; I caught a Christmas offer like this).
- I never had any problem with the locals. I had even walks alone at 1AM night without any issue. But note that this depends on the district and even on the area of the district. The North side of the city is in general considered more green, more rich, less robberies/fights/street bulling incidents.
- There are many parks and children playgrounds in Bucharest (at least in the North side of it). Plenty of children present when its warm enough outside. This is very good for your own children to learn socializing and interacting with others.
- The locals warmness is 50/50. Half of them are cold and unpolite, the other half is warm and polite. I think this might also differ based on how do you look like.
- The level of bureaucracy is high and gov institutions will make you running for papers from office to office and from dept to dept when you need some kind of legal document. You'll stay in lines many times, because the online registration/application possibilities are limited.
- Bucharest is a highly polluted city. Especially if you want to stay in the city center. Search online and you'll find a map of the pollution per city areas. Was it just a coincidence or not, in the 1st half a year my entire family (especially children of course) got different illnesses related to viruses and bacterias, much more than what we were facing before coming to Bucharest.
- The politics and the law changes made in Romania are concerning. Mass Media is free to talk, the politicians just do not listen. After you will move here - start watching the news and you'll understand me.
- The Medical Care system (both public and private, but especially the public one) is very very bad, and i doubled the 'very' by purpose. You need a vaccination for your child (even a MANDATORY one) - make sure you start looking for it well in advance because you might not find one. It happened to me. Your child needs hospitalization in a PRIVATE hospital due to sickness - you might not find an empty bed for him. It happened to me and my child went to a public one. Be ready to stay for hours in line at public hospitals when having an emergency with your child, so many people seem to have problems. It happened to me, with my very dehydrated and falling-asleep child on hands. Be ready to not see soap and toilet paper in public hospital rooms. My child stayed in one like that.
You can see the CONS and PROS i listed above. Though I like Bucharest and Romania, nowadays I start thinking to move away from here due to the Medical Care frustrations. I do not feel my children safe here and I feel them being exposed too much to risks while being so young.
I get an offer for job for 3800 Lei netto in Bucharest.
As I'm checking the prices here I can not decide to take it or leave it. Do you think i will be able to live decent life or just struggle from one day to another? i'm not spending much money on food, in uk i m able to live on around 70£/week. Also is there any websites you would recommend to search for accomodation? Thanks in advance..
Lu
As I mentioned previously is purely depending on your lifestyle. But if you already have accommodation and car, you can save even 13 000 per month. Or even 15 000 if you don't go out, you don't buy clothes etc.
@Jim,
You will pay 32% taxes on those 40k per month. You would be able to live comfortable, regarding housing you can check following website : https://www.imobiliare.ro/ .
Toyota Corolla starts from 72 000 lei , you can check toyota.ro.
How much Money i can save,if lived alone in Bucharest and get the 17000(leu) Net salary after tax .
Most of the time cook myself indian food .
Company will give me company car and mobile with international roaming and accommodation .
There is no additional tax on the Net salary, after rent and private kindergarten you might be able to save 500 $, of course this depends on many factors, it can be more or none. For instance having dinner in high-end restaurants would cost you double of what you find on this site. Having a car would also raise your expenses.
Regarding cost of living almost all prices here are close to reality. With that salary you will be able to live comfortable in Bucharest. My advise would be to find apartment close to your office or close to the metro, as this is the only decent public transport.
I have got a job offer at bucharest,Romania with a monthly Net salary of 4500$ form a reputed USA based Mnc in IT sector. I'm not clear whether it will be wise decision to accept it or not. What will be the taxation on this(is there any extra other tax on net salary(in hand salary)) and the cost of living with wife and 2 kids (4 year old and 1 year old)
Kindly Suggest me .....