Cost of Living in Romania. 2017 prices in Romania.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	30 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	9 lei
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	5.20 lei
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	13 lei
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	3.74 lei
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	2.25 lei
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	3.03 lei
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	25 lei
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	5.42 lei
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	1.85 lei
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	2,565 lei
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	1,754 lei
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	379 lei
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	1,467 lei
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	1,059 lei
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	280 lei
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	31 lei
	40” flat screen TV	1,404 lei
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	334 lei
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	35 lei
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	25 lei
Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	278 lei
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	151 lei
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	329 lei
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	365 lei
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	85,300 lei
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	5.05 lei
	Monthly ticket public transport	64 lei
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	25 lei
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	25 lei
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	110 lei
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	19 lei
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	13 lei
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	16 lei
	4 rolls of toilet paper	5.82 lei
	Tube of toothpaste	11 lei
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	26 lei
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	75 lei
	2 tickets to the movies	47 lei
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	118 lei
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	142 lei
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	22 lei
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	11 lei
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	7 lei
	iPad Air 2, 64GB	2,203 lei
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	0.66 lei
	1 month of gym membership in business district	218 lei
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	16 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	Bucharest	81
2nd	Cluj-Napoca	74
3rd	Constanţa	74
4th	Iasi	73
5th	Brasov	72
6th	Timisoara	72
7th	Oradea	69
8th	Târgu Mureş	64

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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Furnished accommodation in normal area, monthly rent - 85 m2 in Bucharest costs 1,500 lei (about 12 hours ago)
Ipad air 2, 64gb in Cluj-Napoca costs 2,000 lei (1 day ago)
One-way ticket in public transport in Bucharest costs 1.30 lei (2 days ago)
Per hour of waiting of taxi fare per waiting time, weekday at noon in Bucharest costs 1.39 lei (2 days ago)
Taxi fare per distance, weekday at noon, per 1 km. in Bucharest costs 1.39 lei (2 days ago)
Taxi, initial meter charge, weekday at noon in Bucharest costs 1.39 lei (2 days ago)
Public transport in Bucharest costs 50 lei (2 days ago)
Taxi fare per distance, weekday at noon, per 1 km. in Bucharest costs 1.40 lei (4 days ago)
Public transport in Bucharest costs 70 lei (4 days ago)
1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Bucharest costs 16 lei (5 days ago)

Cost of living in Romania