Cost of Living in Romania - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Romania
Address: RO

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $634 (excluding rent), and $1,182 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,603 (excluding rent), and $2,396 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.45 RON 49.13

$6.88 RON 29.49

$18.33 RON 78.6

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.49 RON 199

$34.87 RON 150

$93.0 RON 399

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.11 RON 34.78

$6.95 RON 29.82

$9.27 RON 39.75

Cappuccino

$2.89 RON 12.38

$1.60 RON 6.87

$4.59 RON 19.68

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

$2.03 RON 8.72

$1.17 RON 5.01

$3.51 RON 15.04

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.88 RON 8.05

$1.17 RON 5.03

$2.82 RON 12.08

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.80 RON 12.03

$1.40 RON 6.01

$4.21 RON 18.04

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.49 RON 14.98

$2.33 RON 9.99

$4.67 RON 20.02

Milk (1 liter)

$1.60 RON 6.87

$1.17 RON 5.00

$2.33 RON 10.00

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 RON 5.25

$0.79 RON 3.40

$2.03 RON 8.70

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 RON 7.41

$1.13 RON 4.84

$2.48 RON 10.65

Eggs

$3.27 RON 14.03

$2.11 RON 9.04

$4.39 RON 18.85

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.72 RON 37.40

$5.65 RON 24.23

$13.55 RON 58.2

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.63 RON 28.44

$4.27 RON 18.32

$7.86 RON 33.71

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.26 RON 48.29

$7.02 RON 30.12

$17.54 RON 75.3

Apples (1kg)

$1.18 RON 5.06

$0.68 RON 2.91

$1.81 RON 7.76

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 RON 6.98

$1.37 RON 5.87

$2.28 RON 9.79

Oranges (1kg)

$1.58 RON 6.79

$1.12 RON 4.79

$2.46 RON 10.55

Tomato (1kg)

$2.20 RON 9.44

$1.14 RON 4.89

$3.42 RON 14.66

Potato (1kg)

$0.92 RON 3.94

$0.57 RON 2.43

$1.35 RON 5.78

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 RON 4.38

$0.70 RON 3.02

$1.41 RON 6.04

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 RON 3.95

$0.56 RON 2.41

$1.34 RON 5.74

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 RON 3.53

$0.57 RON 2.44

$1.24 RON 5.34

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.26 RON 26.87

$5.80 RON 24.88

$6.96 RON 29.85

Wine (Bottle)

$6.84 RON 29.35

$4.56 RON 19.57

$11.40 RON 48.92

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.17 RON 5.02

$0.83 RON 3.57

$1.89 RON 8.11

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 RON 7.59

$1.14 RON 4.90

$2.74 RON 11.76

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.78 RON 3.34

$0.66 RON 2.84

$1.10 RON 4.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.98 RON 98.6

$18.38 RON 78.8

$34.46 RON 148

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.94 RON 4.04

$0.71 RON 3.03

$1.18 RON 5.04

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.75 RON 3.23

$0.64 RON 2.74

$1.07 RON 4.60

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.95 RON 34.09

$5.89 RON 25.27

$11.71 RON 50.2

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.66 RON 7.11

$1.53 RON 6.58

$1.84 RON 7.89

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

$28.5K RON 122.1K

$28.0K RON 120.3K

$29.2K RON 125.1K

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

$26.9K RON 115.6K

$25.9K RON 111.3K

$30.5K RON 131.0K

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

$162 RON 693

$114 RON 490

$260 RON 1,115

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

$8.16 RON 35.00

$4.48 RON 19.23

$13.44 RON 57.6

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.58 RON 41.08

$6.76 RON 29.00

$16.89 RON 72.5

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.38 RON 190

$27.55 RON 118

$68.9 RON 295

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.69 RON 88.8

$11.42 RON 49.00

$34.27 RON 147

Cinema Ticket

$7.90 RON 33.91

$5.65 RON 24.23

$11.29 RON 48.42

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

$494 RON 2,119

$342 RON 1,468

$798 RON 3,425

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,892 RON 42.4K

$6,787 RON 29.1K

$18.8K RON 80.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$69.1 RON 297

$29.76 RON 128

$121 RON 521

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.05 RON 176

$22.97 RON 98.6

$68.9 RON 296

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.6 RON 363

$58.6 RON 252

$117 RON 503

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$93.9 RON 403

$69.8 RON 300

$140 RON 599

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$492 RON 2,110

$346 RON 1,483

$807 RON 3,461

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$356 RON 1,529

$229 RON 982

$572 RON 2,454

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$852 RON 3,655

$539 RON 2,314

$1,431 RON 6,138

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$595 RON 2,553

$401 RON 1,720

$1,025 RON 4,399

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,578 RON 11.1K

$1,672 RON 7,172

$4,673 RON 20.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,942 RON 8,331

$1,364 RON 5,852

$3,320 RON 14.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,081 RON 4,639

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.84

5.59

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

Last update: February 10, 2026

By City in Romania

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Alba Iulia	63536	48	$563	$966	$1,522	$1,990	64.58	225.88
2	Alexandria	45434	43	$557	$840	$1,076	$1,916	101.28	199.01
3	Arad	159074	44	$533	$856	$1,384	$1,879	43.54	262.39
4	Bacau	144307	45	$668	$889	$1,426	$1,988	28.89	300.65
5	Baia Mare	123738	44	$560	$891	$1,433	$1,915	78.74	248.15
6	Baia Sprie	11735	49	$574	$992	$1,268	$1,962	191.59	227.09
7	Barlad	77518	52	$540	$1,037	$1,617	$2,124	22.34	259.87
8	Bistrita	75076	45	$508	$899	$1,682	$1,943	355.93	260.39
9	Bolintin-Vale	12000	57	$666	$1,136	$1,910	$2,368	188.88	180.28
10	Botosani	106847	52	$557	$1,029	$1,672	$2,036	237.72	285.82
11	Bragadiru	15000	57	$608	$1,137	$1,842	$2,442	114.18	291.9
12	Braila	180302	55	$624	$1,091	$1,600	$2,220	91.5	245.92
13	Brasov	253200	64	$700	$1,284	$1,715	$2,674	145.93	248.51
14	Bucharest	1883425	67	$723	$1,357	$1,936	$3,000	95.08	315.01
15	Buzau	115494	55	$525	$1,088	$1,579	$2,085	59.4	202.44
16	Buzias	7000	56	$608	$1,126	$1,513	$2,347	16.77	172.24
17	Calafat	18500	52	$528	$1,041	$1,271	$2,073	292.7	117.29
18	Calarasi	65181	50	$609	$970	$1,504	$1,961	64.81	223.48
19	Campina	41554	53	$585	$1,076	$1,669	$2,120	93.45	272.58
20	Carei	25911	52	$623	$1,019	$1,338	$2,131	240.19	191.11
21	Chitila	10866	58	$768	$1,164	$1,830	$2,460	48.42	265.24
22	Cluj-Napoca	324576	70	$672	$1,387	$1,760	$2,792	111.15	330.16
23	Constanta	283872	66	$669	$1,327	$1,868	$2,952	233.11	268.44
24	Craiova	269506	56	$580	$1,129	$1,536	$2,175	87.72	236.05
25	Cugir	28780	48	$554	$970	$1,387	$1,872	41.35	182.83
26	Dealu	3800	56	$653	$1,113	$1,937	$2,349	187.27	161.32
27	Deva	61123	44	$481	$866	$1,455	$1,735	11.12	294.07
28	Dorohoi	32778	51	$598	$1,000	$1,511	$2,039	29.38	241.5
29	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	92617	54	$665	$1,073	$2,162	$2,459	149.92	208.41
30	Focsani	97186	48	$468	$961	$1,238	$1,996	70.35	253.63
31	Galati	249432	56	$622	$1,116	$1,601	$2,311	88.22	230.98
32	Giurgiu	61353	56	$697	$1,127	$1,766	$2,289	120.01	255.59
33	Hunedoara	78675	42	$518	$850	$1,224	$1,700	141.35	263.7
34	Iasi	290422	57	$618	$1,150	$1,596	$2,327	197.55	301.66
35	Iernut	9000	51	$516	$1,016	$1,320	$2,033	112.75	282.53
36	Lehliu Gara	6000	54	$668	$1,068	$1,519	$2,145	6.11	289.84
37	Lugoj	49742	42	$425	$836	$1,309	$1,674	26.04	209.61
38	Mamaia	-	52	$598	$1,032	$1,523	$2,125	235.49	250.85
39	Mangalia	36364	52	$672	$1,047	$1,728	$2,090	176.78	272.58
40	Medias	53564	56	$636	$1,099	$1,942	$2,277	246.24	254.13
41	Miercurea Ciuc	38966	40	$544	$808	$1,386	$1,774	36.33	191.84
42	Miroslava	11000	54	$577	$1,067	$1,685	$2,204	144.74	292.13
43	Odorheiu Secuiesc	34275	53	$551	$1,064	$1,455	$2,088	97.79	222.09
44	Onesti	57333	49	$480	$982	$1,295	$1,948	108.61	202.66
45	Oradea	196367	54	$602	$1,054	$1,582	$2,171	181.05	270.63
46	Pascani	35897	56	$622	$1,139	$1,805	$2,293	72.31	192.67
47	Petrosani	51476	57	$766	$1,144	$1,655	$2,346	112.39	267.73
48	Piatra Neamt	85055	47	$612	$947	$1,504	$1,988	259.13	277.3
49	Pitesti	155383	53	$629	$1,056	$1,612	$2,050	206.2	248.63
50	Ploiesti	224406	55	$616	$1,082	$1,547	$2,154	30.74	275.37

Romania Median Internet Speeds (Updated January 2026)

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The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

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Cost of Living in Romania - Frequently Asked Questions

Romania offers a mix of affordable basics and comfortable lifestyle options for travelers, expats, and digital nomads. The Cost of Living in Romania tends to be lower than in many Western cities, with price variation by city and neighborhood. Expect cheaper meals, transit, and local services outside the capital, while central hubs can feel pricier but still reasonable by global standards. Housing runs from modern serviced apartments to older, character-rich options, and long-term leases are common in major towns. Seasonal tourism and a growing coworking scene support flexible work and daily life. Tip: map out neighborhoods by vibe and amenities before choosing a base.

Daily life in Romania blends affordability with a rich local scene, especially around markets, cafes, and parks. Housing search typically centers on neighborhoods with good transit access; you’ll find a mix of newer rentals and charming, older buildings near universities or city centers. Food options range from inexpensive street meals to diverse grocery stores and farmers markets, making it easy to cook at home. Public transport is reliable in most cities, with occasional peak congestion seasonally around holidays. Co-working spaces and cafes support remote work. Romania living cost varies by city, so test a few spaces before committing. Tip: trial weekend errands to gauge neighborhood rhythms.

Quality of life in Romania can feel high when you tailor your budget to neighborhoods and seasonality. Consider a simple framework: secure a comfortable base housing while allocating allowance for groceries, utilities, and transport, with a flexible portion for activities and meals out. Off-season travel and local festivals can affect crowds and prices, so plan ahead for peak times in mountain towns or tourist spots. Neighborhood fit matters: look for near tram lines or bike-friendly streets, with easy access to supermarkets and coworking if you work remotely. Tip: join local expat groups to learn monthly rhythms and save by buying in bulk.