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	12 lei
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	4.68 lei
	12 eggs, large	11 lei
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	5.13 lei
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	14 lei
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	3.97 lei
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	2.21 lei
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	3.30 lei
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	28 lei
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	5.38 lei
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	2.07 lei
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	2,572 lei
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	1,675 lei
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	403 lei
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	1,555 lei
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	1,043 lei
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	266 lei
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	36 lei
	40” flat screen TV	1,472 lei
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	339 lei
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	35 lei
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	23 lei
Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	261 lei
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	145 lei
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	320 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	83,251 lei
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	5.42 lei
	Monthly ticket public transport	65 lei
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	28 lei
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	28 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.)	13 lei
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	14 lei
	4 rolls of toilet paper	5.28 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	74 lei
	2 tickets to the movies	46 lei
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	135 lei
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	126 lei
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	20 lei
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	10 lei
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	8 lei
	iPad Wi-Fi 128GB	2,490 lei
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	0.83 lei
	1 month of gym membership in business district	172 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	Bucharest	80
2nd	Satu Mare	77
3rd	Cluj-Napoca	76
4th	Constanţa	74
5th	Timisoara	73
6th	Iasi	72
7th	Brasov	69
8th	Oradea	67
9th	Târgu Mureş	62

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

Ipad wi-fi 128gb in Cluj-Napoca costs 2,300 lei (about 15 hours ago)
1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Bucharest costs 17 lei (1 day ago)
1 month of gym membership in business district in Bucharest costs 200 lei (1 day ago)
500 ml beer in neighbourhood pub in Bucharest costs 8 lei (1 day ago)
Cappuccino in expat area of the city in Bucharest costs 8 lei (1 day ago)
Cocktail drink in downtown club in Bucharest costs 15 lei (1 day ago)
Nice dinner at an italian restaurant, dinner for two in Bucharest costs 120 lei (1 day ago)
2 tickets to the movies in Bucharest costs 30 lei (1 day ago)
Basic dinner out in neighborhood pub, dinner for two in Bucharest costs 80 lei (1 day ago)
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city in Bucharest costs 30 lei (1 day ago)

Cost of living in Romania