Australia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
46
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
31%
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
26.5M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 154% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Australia ranked 12th vs 113th for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Australia compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 3rd and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Romania

We calculate prices for Australia and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 47 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$8337

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1669
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K