Cost of Living Comparison Between Iasi and Bucharest Cost of Living Comparison Between Iasi and Bucharest

🙂 Solo nomad: Iasi is 16% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 14.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Iasi is 19.4% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 21.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.16 RON 44.13

$13.67 RON 59.4

-25.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.8 RON 221

$67.8 RON 295

-25.08%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.82 RON 29.61

$8.29 RON 36

-17.73%

Cappuccino

$2.69 RON 11.7

$3.35 RON 14.56

-19.70%

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

$2.02 RON 8.76

$2.32 RON 10.09

-12.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 RON 7.63

$2.33 RON 10.1

-24.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.55 RON 11.07

$3.44 RON 14.93

-25.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.52 RON 15.28

$3.94 RON 17.1

-10.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 RON 6.24

$1.75 RON 7.59

-17.71%

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 RON 5.25

$1.41 RON 6.14

-14.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.8 RON 7.8

$1.85 RON 8.03

-2.70%

Eggs

$3.17 RON 13.75

$3.5 RON 15.21

-9.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.97 RON 34.58

$9.26 RON 40.19

-13.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.97 RON 30.27

$7.23 RON 31.41

-3.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.99 RON 47.71

$12.24 RON 53.1

-10.21%

Apples (1kg)

$1.18 RON 5.12

$1.34 RON 5.82

-11.94%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 RON 6.78

$1.73 RON 7.52

-9.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.73 RON 7.5

$1.83 RON 7.95

-5.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.91 RON 8.29

$2.42 RON 10.49

-21.07%

Potato (1kg)

$1 RON 4.35

$0.99 RON 4.3

1.01%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 RON 4.42

$0.95 RON 4.12

7.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 RON 4.53

$0.93 RON 4.04

11.83%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 RON 3.8

$0.89 RON 3.85

-1.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.21 RON 26.96

$6.52 RON 28.31

-4.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.66 RON 28.93

$8.22 RON 35.69

-18.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 RON 4.96

$1.23 RON 5.35

-7.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 RON 8.25

$1.96 RON 8.51

-3.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.8 RON 3.47

$1.12 RON 4.87

-28.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.17 RON 122

$19.42 RON 84.3

45.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.89 RON 3.88

$0.66 RON 2.86

34.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.71 RON 3.07

$0.61 RON 2.67

16.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.91 RON 34.33

$6.94 RON 30.14

13.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.63 RON 7.08

$1.69 RON 7.35

-3.55%

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

$28.2K RON 122.3K

$29.2K RON 126.8K

-3.51%

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

$27.5K RON 119.5K

$30K RON 130.4K

-8.31%

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

$155 RON 674

$178 RON 771

-12.63%

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

$8.21 RON 35.63

$8.73 RON 37.89

-5.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.74 RON 42.29

$11.43 RON 49.64

-14.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.83 RON 203

$55.1 RON 239

-14.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.11 RON 78.6

$29.27 RON 127

-38.13%

Cinema Ticket

$7.93 RON 34.43

$8.99 RON 39.03

-11.79%

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

$466 RON 2,025

$661 RON 2,872

-29.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,889 RON 29.9K

$14.4K RON 62.7K

-52.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.7 RON 272

$80.5 RON 349

-22.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.2 RON 183

$44.57 RON 194

-5.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.2 RON 370

$90.3 RON 392

-5.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87 RON 378

$109 RON 474

-20.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$479 RON 2,080

$653 RON 2,835

-26.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$362 RON 1,571

$446 RON 1,936

-18.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$736 RON 3,197

$1,313 RON 5,701

-43.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$549 RON 2,384

$849 RON 3,687

-35.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,637 RON 11.5K

$3,647 RON 15.8K

-27.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,685 RON 7,317

$2,132 RON 9,257

-20.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,018 RON 4,421

$1,407 RON 6,111

-27.66%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.37

7.1

3.80%

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

Last update for Iasi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bucharest: October 28, 2025

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