Cost of Living in Romania. 2018 prices in Romania.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	29 lei
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar)	19 lei
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	11 lei
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	4.59 lei
	12 eggs, large	11 lei
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	5.16 lei
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	13 lei
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	3.90 lei
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	2.22 lei
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	3.17 lei
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	26 lei
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	5.38 lei
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	2.37 lei
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	2,609 lei
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	1,639 lei
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	395 lei
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	1,500 lei
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	1,019 lei
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	256 lei
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	35 lei
	40” flat screen TV	1,513 lei
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	325 lei
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	33 lei
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	28 lei
Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	256 lei
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	142 lei
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	327 lei
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	355 lei
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	81,526 lei
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	5.16 lei
	Monthly ticket public transport	65 lei
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	27 lei
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	25 lei
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	108 lei
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	19 lei
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	12 lei
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	15 lei
	4 rolls of toilet paper	5.33 lei
	Tube of toothpaste	10 lei
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	28 lei
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	73 lei
	2 tickets to the movies	46 lei
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	141 lei
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	136 lei
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	21 lei
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	10 lei
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	7 lei
	iPad Wi-Fi 128GB	2,625 lei
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	0.88 lei
	1 month of gym membership in business district	192 lei
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	17 lei

Map of Cost of Living in Romania

This map shows only the top cities in Romania. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.

The color of each marker corresponds with the Cost of Living in the city. Red markers show more expensive cities, green ones show cheaper cities.
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.

What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

Cost of Living Ranking in Romania

(top cities by data quality)

Ranking	City	Price Index *
1st	Satu Mare	81
2nd	Bucharest	78
3rd	Cluj-Napoca	75
4th	Constanţa	73
5th	Timisoara	71
6th	Iasi	70
7th	Brasov	69
8th	Oradea	66
9th	Târgu Mureş	61

Price Index:

To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

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List of all cities available in Romania

Arad	Bacău	Baia Mare
Brasov	Bucharest	Buzău
Cluj-Napoca	Constanţa	Craiova
Drobeta-Turnu Severin	Focşani	Galaţi
Iasi	Oradea	Piatra Neamţ
Piteşti	Ploieşti	Râmnicu Vâlcea
Satu Mare	Sibiu	Suceava
Timisoara	Târgu Mureş

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Recent Prices Added

2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) in Cluj-Napoca costs 100 lei (about 16 hours ago)
12 rolls of toilet paper in Iasi costs 4.29 lei (1 day ago)
1 kg of rice in Iasi costs 5.00 lei (1 day ago)
10 eggs, large in Iasi costs 12 lei (1 day ago)
1 liter of gasoline in Bucharest costs 5.20 lei (2 days ago)
Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Bucharest costs 75,000 lei (2 days ago)
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality in Bucharest costs 35 lei (2 days ago)
Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Bucharest costs 25 lei (2 days ago)
Men’s leather business shoes in Bucharest costs 450 lei (2 days ago)
Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Bucharest costs 2,500 lei (2 days ago)

Cost of living in Romania