Cost of Living in Romania - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Romania
Address: RO

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $649 (excluding rent), and $1,181 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,665 (excluding rent), and $2,432 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.67 RON 51.1

$7.00 RON 30.68

$18.67 RON 81.8

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.23 RON 202

$34.67 RON 152

$92.5 RON 405

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.89 RON 34.58

$6.77 RON 29.64

$9.02 RON 39.51

Cappuccino

$2.83 RON 12.38

$1.57 RON 6.88

$4.49 RON 19.69

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

$1.99 RON 8.71

$1.14 RON 5.01

$3.43 RON 15.03

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.85 RON 8.10

$1.16 RON 5.06

$2.78 RON 12.16

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.70 RON 11.82

$1.35 RON 5.91

$4.05 RON 17.73

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.52 RON 15.40

$2.34 RON 10.27

$4.70 RON 20.58

Milk (1 liter)

$1.61 RON 7.07

$1.18 RON 5.15

$2.35 RON 10.30

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 RON 5.32

$0.79 RON 3.45

$2.01 RON 8.81

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.71 RON 7.48

$1.12 RON 4.89

$2.46 RON 10.76

Eggs

$3.38 RON 14.80

$2.18 RON 9.53

$4.54 RON 19.88

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.71 RON 38.16

$5.65 RON 24.73

$13.54 RON 59.3

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.71 RON 29.38

$4.32 RON 18.92

$7.95 RON 34.82

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.23 RON 49.20

$7.01 RON 30.68

$17.51 RON 76.7

Apples (1kg)

$1.17 RON 5.12

$0.67 RON 2.95

$1.79 RON 7.86

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 RON 7.08

$1.36 RON 5.95

$2.27 RON 9.92

Oranges (1kg)

$1.61 RON 7.06

$1.14 RON 4.98

$2.50 RON 10.96

Tomato (1kg)

$2.19 RON 9.60

$1.14 RON 4.97

$3.41 RON 14.92

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 RON 4.31

$0.61 RON 2.66

$1.44 RON 6.33

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 RON 4.32

$0.68 RON 2.98

$1.36 RON 5.96

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 RON 4.31

$0.60 RON 2.63

$1.43 RON 6.27

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 RON 3.82

$0.60 RON 2.64

$1.32 RON 5.78

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.32 RON 27.67

$5.85 RON 25.62

$7.02 RON 30.74

Wine (Bottle)

$7.08 RON 31.01

$4.72 RON 20.67

$11.80 RON 51.7

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 RON 4.91

$0.80 RON 3.49

$1.81 RON 7.92

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.80 RON 7.89

$1.16 RON 5.10

$2.79 RON 12.24

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.82 RON 3.60

$0.70 RON 3.06

$1.17 RON 5.11

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.22 RON 102

$18.57 RON 81.3

$34.82 RON 153

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.96 RON 4.19

$0.72 RON 3.14

$1.19 RON 5.23

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.75 RON 3.27

$0.63 RON 2.77

$1.06 RON 4.65

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.63 RON 33.41

$5.65 RON 24.77

$11.24 RON 49.24

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.58 RON 6.90

$1.46 RON 6.39

$1.75 RON 7.67

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

$28.0K RON 122.7K

$27.6K RON 120.9K

$28.7K RON 125.8K

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

$27.6K RON 120.8K

$26.5K RON 116.3K

$31.3K RON 136.9K

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

$162 RON 711

$115 RON 503

$261 RON 1,143

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

$8.61 RON 37.73

$4.73 RON 20.73

$14.19 RON 62.1

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.64 RON 42.24

$6.81 RON 29.81

$17.01 RON 74.5

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.06 RON 193

$27.34 RON 120

$68.4 RON 299

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.81 RON 91.1

$11.49 RON 50.3

$34.47 RON 151

Cinema Ticket

$8.30 RON 36.35

$5.93 RON 25.98

$11.85 RON 51.9

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

$501 RON 2,193

$347 RON 1,518

$809 RON 3,543

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.1K RON 44.1K

$6,913 RON 30.3K

$19.1K RON 83.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$69.4 RON 304

$29.85 RON 131

$122 RON 533

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.25 RON 181

$23.09 RON 101

$69.3 RON 303

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.2 RON 360

$56.9 RON 249

$114 RON 499

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.3 RON 413

$70.2 RON 307

$140 RON 615

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 RON 2,115

$339 RON 1,486

$792 RON 3,468

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$360 RON 1,575

$231 RON 1,011

$577 RON 2,528

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$831 RON 3,640

$526 RON 2,305

$1,396 RON 6,113

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$591 RON 2,587

$398 RON 1,743

$1,018 RON 4,457

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,668 RON 11.7K

$1,693 RON 7,416

$4,586 RON 20.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,954 RON 8,560

$1,389 RON 6,085

$3,340 RON 14.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,064 RON 4,659

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: January 19, 2026

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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	$581	$959	$1,514	$1,951	64.58	225.88
2	Alexandria	45434	43	$517	$864	$1,235	$1,950	101.28	199.01
3	Arad	159074	44	$539	$878	$1,368	$1,911	43.54	262.39
4	Bacau	144307	45	$611	$913	$1,603	$2,031	28.89	300.65
5	Baia Mare	123738	44	$572	$882	$1,441	$1,911	78.74	248.15
6	Baia Sprie	11735	49	$500	$974	$1,280	$1,907	191.59	227.09
7	Barlad	77518	52	$595	$1,052	$1,324	$2,111	22.34	259.87
8	Bistrita	75076	45	$543	$909	$1,259	$1,922	355.93	260.39
9	Bolintin-Vale	12000	57	$585	$1,121	$1,568	$2,312	188.88	180.28
10	Botosani	106847	52	$676	$1,032	$1,487	$2,032	237.72	285.82
11	Bragadiru	15000	57	$642	$1,150	$1,626	$2,396	114.18	291.9
12	Braila	180302	55	$631	$1,082	$1,625	$2,209	91.5	245.92
13	Brasov	253200	64	$675	$1,272	$1,742	$2,647	145.93	248.51
14	Bucharest	1883425	67	$715	$1,331	$1,924	$2,956	95.08	315.01
15	Buzau	115494	55	$563	$1,101	$1,648	$2,070	59.4	202.44
16	Buzias	7000	56	$631	$1,124	$1,710	$2,319	16.77	172.24
17	Calafat	18500	52	$493	$1,024	$1,276	$2,047	292.7	117.29
18	Calarasi	65181	50	$679	$989	$1,481	$1,964	64.81	223.48
19	Campina	41554	53	$720	$1,053	$1,447	$2,122	93.45	272.58
20	Carei	25911	52	$505	$1,045	$1,344	$2,082	240.19	191.11
21	Chitila	10866	58	$622	$1,156	$1,783	$2,441	48.42	265.24
22	Cluj-Napoca	324576	70	$686	$1,410	$1,745	$2,797	111.15	330.16
23	Constanta	283872	66	$682	$1,342	$1,825	$2,950	233.11	268.44
24	Craiova	269506	56	$595	$1,118	$1,544	$2,131	87.72	236.05
25	Cugir	28780	48	$466	$970	$1,128	$1,879	41.35	182.83
26	Dealu	3800	56	$575	$1,112	$1,885	$2,359	187.27	161.32
27	Deva	61123	44	$460	$887	$1,099	$1,797	11.12	294.07
28	Dorohoi	32778	51	$600	$1,019	$1,494	$2,043	29.38	241.5
29	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	92617	54	$790	$1,058	$2,168	$2,470	149.92	208.41
30	Focsani	97186	48	$488	$976	$1,306	$1,975	70.35	253.63
31	Galati	249432	56	$604	$1,136	$1,613	$2,251	88.22	230.98
32	Giurgiu	61353	56	$649	$1,104	$1,933	$2,348	120.01	255.59
33	Hunedoara	78675	42	$424	$844	$1,177	$1,731	141.35	263.7
34	Iasi	290422	57	$636	$1,146	$1,598	$2,266	197.55	301.66
35	Iernut	9000	51	$518	$1,026	$1,288	$2,064	112.75	282.53
36	Lehliu Gara	6000	54	$591	$1,078	$1,669	$2,198	6.11	289.84
37	Lugoj	49742	42	$446	$853	$1,233	$1,675	26.04	209.61
38	Mamaia	-	52	$592	$1,026	$1,539	$2,096	235.49	250.85
39	Mangalia	36364	52	$619	$1,025	$1,378	$2,115	176.78	272.58
40	Medias	53564	56	$585	$1,136	$1,583	$2,302	246.24	254.13
41	Miercurea Ciuc	38966	40	$565	$798	$1,245	$1,777	36.33	191.84
42	Miroslava	11000	54	$531	$1,080	$1,455	$2,221	144.74	292.13
43	Odorheiu Secuiesc	34275	53	$585	$1,059	$1,395	$2,135	97.79	222.09
44	Onesti	57333	49	$580	$978	$1,431	$1,926	108.61	202.66
45	Oradea	196367	54	$605	$1,063	$1,562	$2,135	181.05	270.63
46	Pascani	35897	56	$718	$1,104	$1,681	$2,338	72.31	192.67
47	Petrosani	51476	58	$606	$1,132	$1,751	$2,308	112.39	267.73
48	Piatra Neamt	85055	47	$577	$930	$1,593	$1,993	259.13	277.3
49	Pitesti	155383	53	$607	$1,046	$1,757	$2,120	206.2	248.63
50	Ploiesti	224406	55	$618	$1,110	$1,558	$2,169	30.74	275.37

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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.