Cost of Living in Romania - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Romania
Address: RO

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $638 (excluding rent), and $1,184 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,655 (excluding rent), and $2,397 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.53 RON 49.79

$6.92 RON 29.89

$18.44 RON 79.7

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.88 RON 203

$35.16 RON 152

$93.8 RON 405

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.02 RON 34.63

$6.87 RON 29.69

$9.16 RON 39.57

Cappuccino

$2.89 RON 12.47

$1.60 RON 6.92

$4.59 RON 19.82

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

$2.06 RON 8.89

$1.18 RON 5.11

$3.55 RON 15.34

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.88 RON 8.13

$1.18 RON 5.08

$2.82 RON 12.19

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.84 RON 12.28

$1.42 RON 6.14

$4.26 RON 18.41

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.38 RON 14.58

$2.25 RON 9.72

$4.51 RON 19.48

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 RON 6.64

$1.12 RON 4.83

$2.24 RON 9.66

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 RON 5.26

$0.79 RON 3.41

$2.02 RON 8.72

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.78 RON 7.71

$1.17 RON 5.04

$2.56 RON 11.08

Eggs

$3.36 RON 14.52

$2.17 RON 9.36

$4.52 RON 19.51

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.92 RON 38.53

$5.78 RON 24.97

$13.87 RON 59.9

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.73 RON 29.08

$4.34 RON 18.73

$7.98 RON 34.47

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.97 RON 47.41

$6.84 RON 29.57

$17.11 RON 73.9

Apples (1kg)

$1.23 RON 5.33

$0.71 RON 3.07

$1.89 RON 8.18

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 RON 7.01

$1.37 RON 5.90

$2.28 RON 9.83

Oranges (1kg)

$1.59 RON 6.87

$1.12 RON 4.85

$2.47 RON 10.67

Tomato (1kg)

$2.23 RON 9.66

$1.16 RON 5.00

$3.47 RON 15.00

Potato (1kg)

$0.95 RON 4.12

$0.59 RON 2.54

$1.40 RON 6.05

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 RON 4.38

$0.70 RON 3.02

$1.40 RON 6.04

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 RON 3.96

$0.56 RON 2.42

$1.33 RON 5.76

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 RON 3.45

$0.55 RON 2.38

$1.21 RON 5.22

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.29 RON 27.19

$5.83 RON 25.18

$6.99 RON 30.21

Wine (Bottle)

$6.76 RON 29.20

$4.51 RON 19.46

$11.26 RON 48.66

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.16 RON 5.03

$0.83 RON 3.57

$1.88 RON 8.11

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 RON 7.74

$1.16 RON 5.00

$2.78 RON 12.01

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.77 RON 3.34

$0.66 RON 2.84

$1.10 RON 4.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.35 RON 101

$18.68 RON 80.7

$35.03 RON 151

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.89 RON 3.83

$0.66 RON 2.87

$1.11 RON 4.79

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.72 RON 3.10

$0.61 RON 2.63

$1.02 RON 4.41

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.66 RON 33.09

$5.68 RON 24.53

$11.29 RON 48.77

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.59 RON 6.86

$1.47 RON 6.35

$1.76 RON 7.62

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

$27.6K RON 119.2K

$27.2K RON 117.5K

$28.3K RON 122.2K

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

$27.0K RON 116.6K

$26.0K RON 112.2K

$30.6K RON 132.1K

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

$162 RON 698

$114 RON 494

$260 RON 1,123

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

$8.46 RON 36.56

$4.65 RON 20.09

$13.94 RON 60.2

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.59 RON 41.41

$6.77 RON 29.23

$16.91 RON 73.1

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.73 RON 193

$27.76 RON 120

$69.4 RON 300

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.76 RON 89.7

$11.46 RON 49.51

$34.39 RON 149

Cinema Ticket

$7.93 RON 34.25

$5.67 RON 24.48

$11.32 RON 48.91

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

$497 RON 2,148

$344 RON 1,488

$804 RON 3,472

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,976 RON 43.1K

$6,844 RON 29.6K

$18.9K RON 81.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$69.8 RON 302

$30.06 RON 130

$123 RON 529

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.73 RON 176

$22.79 RON 98.5

$68.4 RON 295

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.3 RON 360

$57.7 RON 249

$115 RON 498

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$92.5 RON 400

$68.9 RON 297

$138 RON 595

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$498 RON 2,150

$350 RON 1,511

$816 RON 3,526

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$366 RON 1,580

$235 RON 1,014

$587 RON 2,536

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$837 RON 3,617

$530 RON 2,290

$1,406 RON 6,074

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$600 RON 2,591

$404 RON 1,745

$1,033 RON 4,464

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,646 RON 11.4K

$1,704 RON 7,362

$4,791 RON 20.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,929 RON 8,331

$1,359 RON 5,870

$3,308 RON 14.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,099 RON 4,748

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: April 12, 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	$527	$949	$1,548	$1,974	60.71	231.2
2	Alexandria	45434	43	$447	$864	$1,414	$1,931	94.28	259.74
3	Arad	159074	44	$539	$870	$1,363	$1,924	299.13	302.01
4	Bacau	144307	45	$550	$889	$1,578	$2,048	32.5	295.75
5	Baia Mare	123738	44	$572	$900	$1,430	$1,943	109.19	249.47
6	Baia Sprie	11735	49	$470	$980	$1,424	$1,950	204.68	275.33
7	Barlad	77518	52	$660	$1,029	$1,299	$2,152	25.01	253.78
8	Bistrita	75076	45	$588	$917	$1,545	$1,934	234.54	300.31
9	Bolintin-Vale	12000	57	$622	$1,147	$1,615	$2,331	236.49	164.89
10	Botosani	106847	52	$613	$1,024	$1,514	$2,075	210.36	270.56
11	Bragadiru	15000	57	$678	$1,132	$1,615	$2,469	105.92	294.77
12	Braila	180302	55	$648	$1,075	$1,599	$2,273	344.89	269.04
13	Brasov	253200	64	$686	$1,280	$1,757	$2,606	22.03	275.92
14	Bucharest	1883425	67	$735	$1,356	$1,915	$2,910	77.6	320.25
15	Buzau	115494	55	$616	$1,103	$1,372	$2,073	124.83	239.01
16	Buzias	7000	56	$605	$1,126	$1,844	$2,386	70.59	205.05
17	Calafat	18500	52	$493	$1,031	$1,264	$2,075	217.87	109.49
18	Calarasi	65181	50	$636	$1,008	$1,343	$2,008	51.9	251.11
19	Campina	41554	53	$659	$1,084	$1,491	$2,190	51.32	293.02
20	Carei	25911	52	$589	$1,017	$1,651	$2,150	241.26	244.17
21	Chitila	10866	58	$692	$1,135	$1,855	$2,429	30.63	274.79
22	Cluj-Napoca	324576	70	$680	$1,393	$1,778	$2,836	63.39	331.04
23	Constanta	283872	66	$682	$1,311	$1,827	$2,933	284.14	264.33
24	Craiova	269506	56	$597	$1,127	$1,539	$2,174	68.5	262.58
25	Cugir	28780	48	$532	$962	$1,393	$1,830	59.03	262.61
26	Dealu	3800	56	$734	$1,094	$1,569	$2,351	36.06	118.26
27	Deva	61123	44	$572	$893	$1,431	$1,785	153.45	284.13
28	Dorohoi	32778	51	$530	$995	$1,435	$2,029	126.42	214.37
29	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	92617	54	$775	$1,091	$2,164	$2,506	30.47	241.37
30	Focsani	97186	48	$449	$968	$1,456	$1,999	117.07	252.78
31	Galati	249432	56	$609	$1,112	$1,555	$2,318	101.93	255.36
32	Giurgiu	61353	56	$649	$1,126	$1,957	$2,323	187.8	250.46
33	Hunedoara	78675	42	$505	$852	$1,346	$1,724	60.11	259.68
34	Iasi	290422	57	$624	$1,145	$1,588	$2,340	71.48	333.42
35	Iernut	9000	51	$545	$1,006	$1,383	$2,017	15.75	253.99
36	Lehliu Gara	6000	53	$558	$1,075	$1,445	$2,169	199.85	194.52
37	Lugoj	49742	42	$533	$854	$1,056	$1,673	124.21	188.29
38	Mamaia	441	52	$591	$1,039	$1,515	$2,146	257.36	255.76
39	Mangalia	36364	52	$598	$1,027	$1,556	$2,081	36.22	275.97
40	Medias	53564	56	$652	$1,104	$1,626	$2,305	102.78	283.08
41	Miercurea Ciuc	38966	40	$512	$801	$1,336	$1,753	212.29	212.32
42	Miroslava	11000	54	$686	$1,078	$1,425	$2,203	122.24	333.84
43	Odorheiu Secuiesc	34275	53	$568	$1,050	$1,598	$2,145	64.12	203.18
44	Onesti	57333	49	$515	$990	$1,409	$1,964	32.11	204.21
45	Oradea	196367	54	$605	$1,055	$1,561	$2,127	254.76	300.54
46	Pascani	35897	56	$627	$1,122	$1,466	$2,356	154.85	233.39
47	Petrosani	51476	57	$631	$1,131	$1,466	$2,313	96.51	282.58
48	Piatra Neamt	85055	47	$642	$950	$1,513	$2,021	313.07	324.88
49	Pitesti	155383	53	$645	$1,086	$1,648	$2,043	144.93	269.77
50	Ploiesti	224406	55	$611	$1,103	$1,569	$2,163	46.37	290.84

Romania Median Internet Speeds (Updated April 2026)

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

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

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.