Cost of Living Comparison Between Braila and Bucharest Cost of Living Comparison Between Braila and Bucharest

🙂 Solo nomad: Braila is 14.4% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 15.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Braila is 18.6% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 23.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.66 RON 59.8

$13.60 RON 59.6

0.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.41 RON 199

$69.3 RON 303

-34.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.26 RON 36.16

$7.95 RON 34.80

3.90%

Cappuccino

$2.65 RON 11.62

$3.40 RON 14.88

-22.06%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 RON 8.50

$2.30 RON 10.06

-15.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.80 RON 7.88

$2.30 RON 10.06

-21.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.37 RON 10.37

$3.35 RON 14.68

-29.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 RON 13.97

$3.84 RON 16.81

-16.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 RON 6.82

$1.78 RON 7.80

-12.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.29 RON 5.64

$1.40 RON 6.14

-7.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 RON 8.47

$1.93 RON 8.44

Eggs

$3.49 RON 15.30

$3.69 RON 16.14

-5.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.35 RON 36.58

$9.44 RON 41.33

-11.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.65 RON 29.13

$7.09 RON 31.06

-6.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.36 RON 45.37

$12.31 RON 53.9

-15.84%

Apples (1kg)

$1.20 RON 5.24

$1.41 RON 6.18

-14.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.74 RON 7.62

$1.72 RON 7.52

1.16%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.68 RON 7.35

$1.84 RON 8.06

-8.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.86 RON 8.14

$2.50 RON 10.93

-25.60%

Potato (1kg)

$0.80 RON 3.50

$1.01 RON 4.42

-20.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.11 RON 4.85

$1.00 RON 4.40

11.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.66 RON 2.90

$1.00 RON 4.36

-34.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 RON 3.31

$0.94 RON 4.14

-19.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.02 RON 26.36

$6.54 RON 28.66

-7.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.32 RON 27.68

$7.91 RON 34.64

-20.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.10 RON 4.82

$1.22 RON 5.36

-9.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 RON 7.45

$1.95 RON 8.53

-12.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.66 RON 2.89

$1.17 RON 5.11

-43.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.44 RON 72.0

$19.93 RON 87.3

-17.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.91 RON 3.98

$0.67 RON 2.91

35.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.60 RON 2.64

$0.65 RON 2.83

-7.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.55 RON 33.07

$7.11 RON 31.15

6.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.61 RON 7.07

$1.69 RON 7.42

-4.73%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.0K RON 122.6K

$28.9K RON 126.7K

-3.24%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.3K RON 119.5K

$30.6K RON 133.9K

-10.76%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$152 RON 667

$180 RON 787

-15.25%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$7.93 RON 34.74

$8.94 RON 39.14

-11.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.09 RON 39.83

$11.16 RON 48.89

-18.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.55 RON 151

$53.9 RON 236

-35.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.01 RON 61.4

$29.53 RON 129

-52.56%

Cinema Ticket

$7.03 RON 30.78

$9.43 RON 41.31

-25.45%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$294 RON 1,288

$654 RON 2,865

-55.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,786 RON 29.7K

$14.5K RON 63.6K

-53.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$67.4 RON 295

$80.3 RON 352

-16.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.7 RON 239

$45.00 RON 197

21.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.7 RON 309

$89.8 RON 393

-21.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 RON 501

$108 RON 471

6.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$385 RON 1,687

$655 RON 2,871

-41.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$312 RON 1,366

$429 RON 1,880

-27.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$577 RON 2,527

$1,350 RON 5,911

-57.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$455 RON 1,994

$831 RON 3,642

-45.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,816 RON 7,953

$4,145 RON 18.2K

-56.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,040 RON 4,555

$2,281 RON 9,989

-54.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$980 RON 4,292

$1,467 RON 6,427

-33.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.78

7.1

-4.51%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Braila: January 12, 2026

Last update for Bucharest: January 13, 2026

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