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Cost of living and expenses in Romania
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Romania?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Romania, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Romania
(The last update: 3 days ago)
Currency in Romania Romanian leu (RON). For 10 US dollars you can get 47.4 Romanian lei. For 100 US dollars you can get 474 Romanian lei. And the other way around: For 10 Romanian lei you can get 2.11 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Romania
What are the different prices in the cities in Romania? Look here: Prices in cities in Romania
Prices: Arad Bacău Baia Mare Botoșani Brăila Brașov Bucharest Buzău Craiova Galați
Prices and availability of products in shops and supermarkets in Romania: Bucharest Iași
McDonald's prices in Romania: Bucharest
Pizza prices in Romania: Bucharest Iași
fees
$141 ($84 - $224)
31% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$8.8 ($6.3 - $14.8)
88% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$63 ($30 - $105)
21% more than in United States
average earnings
$816
82% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$431 ($315 - $654)
76% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$522 ($380 - $844)
78% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Romania:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.63 (RON 3)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $19 (RON 90)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.5 (RON 7)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $25.5K (RON 121K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $431 (RON 2.04K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $321 (RON 1.52K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $710 (RON 3.37K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $522 (RON 2.47K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $141 (RON 668)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $8.8 (RON 42)
- numb_34 $7.7 (RON 37)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $63 (RON 301)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $37 (RON 173)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $71 (RON 337)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $83 (RON 393)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $24.6K (RON 117K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $401 (RON 1.9K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.04K (RON 9.65K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $7.74K (RON 36.7K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.48K (RON 7.03K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $816 (RON 3.87K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 7.1%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.72 (RON 3.4)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.63 (RON 3)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $6.3 (RON 30)
Price changes in previous years in Romania
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $1.17K(RON 5.54K), 2011: $1.02K(RON 4.82K), 2012: $1.2K(RON 5.67K), 2013: $1.02K(RON 4.81K), 2014: $1.01K(RON 4.8K), 2015: $1.07K(RON 5.08K), 2016: $1.19K(RON 5.62K), 2017: $1.31K(RON 6.22K), and 2018: $1.46K(RON 6.94K)
Have earnings increased in Romania?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $292(RON 1.38K), 2011: $303(RON 1.44K), 2012: $327(RON 1.55K), 2013: $344(RON 1.63K), 2014: $361(RON 1.71K), 2015: $429(RON 2.03K), 2016: $449(RON 2.13K), 2017: $544(RON 2.58K), and 2018: $535(RON 2.54K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $51(RON 242), 2011: $52(RON 248), 2012: $82(RON 387), 2013: $87(RON 412), 2014: $86(RON 407), 2015: $87(RON 414), 2016: $85(RON 405), 2017: $88(RON 419), and 2018: $90(RON 427)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $5.7(RON 27), 2011: $6.2(RON 29), 2012: $6.9(RON 33), 2013: $7(RON 33), 2014: $7(RON 33), 2015: $6.7(RON 32), 2016: $6.7(RON 32), 2017: $7.2(RON 34), and 2018: $7.7(RON 37)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Romania in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $68(RON 324), 2011: $55(RON 261), 2012: $58(RON 276), 2013: $48(RON 227), 2014: $49(RON 234), 2015: $47(RON 224), 2016: $45(RON 213), 2017: $52(RON 245), and 2018: $49(RON 234)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bread
$1.1 ($0.63 - $1.9)
69% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$8.8 ($6.3 - $14.8)
88% is less expensive than in United States
cheap restaurant
$9.5 ($6.3 - $15.8)
by half less than in United States
bottle of water
$1.6 ($1.1 - $2.3)
24% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$63 ($30 - $105)
21% more than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$1.8 ($1.1 - $2.5)
29% is less expensive than in United States