Cost of Living Comparison Between Iasi and Timisoara Cost of Living Comparison Between Iasi and Timisoara

🙂 Solo nomad: Iasi is 5.3% cheaper than Timisoara without rent, and 0.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Iasi is 7.3% cheaper than Timisoara without rent, and 2.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.16 RON 44.13

$9.18 RON 39.87

10.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.8 RON 221

$57.5 RON 249

-11.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.82 RON 29.61

$8.08 RON 35.08

-15.59%

Cappuccino

$2.69 RON 11.7

$3.18 RON 13.82

-15.41%

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

$2.02 RON 8.76

$2.25 RON 9.76

-10.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 RON 7.63

$2 RON 8.67

-12.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.55 RON 11.07

$2.77 RON 12.03

-7.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.52 RON 15.28

$3.36 RON 14.58

4.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 RON 6.24

$1.47 RON 6.4

-2.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 RON 5.25

$1.28 RON 5.54

-5.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.8 RON 7.8

$1.5 RON 6.5

20.00%

Eggs

$3.17 RON 13.75

$3.15 RON 13.69

0.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.97 RON 34.58

$9.36 RON 40.64

-14.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.97 RON 30.27

$6.58 RON 28.57

5.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.99 RON 47.71

$11.27 RON 48.95

-2.48%

Apples (1kg)

$1.18 RON 5.12

$1.09 RON 4.75

8.26%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 RON 6.78

$1.49 RON 6.47

4.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.73 RON 7.5

$1.6 RON 6.94

8.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.91 RON 8.29

$2.56 RON 11.13

-25.39%

Potato (1kg)

$1 RON 4.35

$0.72 RON 3.14

38.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 RON 4.42

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 RON 4.53

$0.73 RON 3.16

42.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 RON 3.8

$0.74 RON 3.21

18.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.21 RON 26.96

$5.99 RON 26.01

3.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.66 RON 28.93

$8.04 RON 34.89

-17.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 RON 4.96

$1.2 RON 5.19

-5.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 RON 8.25

$1.72 RON 7.45

10.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.8 RON 3.47

$0.9 RON 3.91

-11.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.17 RON 122

$29.53 RON 128

-4.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.89 RON 3.88

$0.84 RON 3.63

5.95%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.71 RON 3.07

$0.8 RON 3.46

-11.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.91 RON 34.33

$7.42 RON 32.21

6.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.63 RON 7.08

$1.67 RON 7.24

-2.40%

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

$28.2K RON 122.3K

$28K RON 121.6K

0.58%

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

$27.5K RON 119.5K

$26.1K RON 113.3K

5.51%

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

$155 RON 674

$138 RON 599

12.38%

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

$8.21 RON 35.63

$8.33 RON 36.17

-1.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.74 RON 42.29

$9.41 RON 40.84

3.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.83 RON 203

$43.68 RON 190

7.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.11 RON 78.6

$15.41 RON 66.9

17.52%

Cinema Ticket

$7.93 RON 34.43

$7.86 RON 34.11

0.89%

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

$466 RON 2,025

$488 RON 2,119

-4.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,889 RON 29.9K

$10.1K RON 43.7K

-31.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.7 RON 272

$75.8 RON 329

-17.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.2 RON 183

$42.92 RON 186

-1.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.2 RON 370

$83.9 RON 364

1.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87 RON 378

$94.9 RON 412

-8.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$479 RON 2,080

$495 RON 2,151

-3.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$362 RON 1,571

$352 RON 1,529

2.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$736 RON 3,197

$725 RON 3,147

1.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$549 RON 2,384

$586 RON 2,545

-6.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,637 RON 11.5K

$2,806 RON 12.2K

-6.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,685 RON 7,317

$1,855 RON 8,056

-9.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,018 RON 4,421

$1,250 RON 5,429

-18.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.37

6.66

10.66%

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

Last update for Iasi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Timisoara: October 28, 2025

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