Australia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2257
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5243
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$2179
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$250
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3499
$782
💸 GDP per capita
$64491
$15892
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
7.89
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
46
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
31%
🎓 Higher education
99
72
😀 Quality of life
94
62
🏙️ Population
25.7M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2257) is 193% more expensive than in Romania ($770). Australia ranked 9th 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 6th and 54th 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
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.5
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1444
$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2561
$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$9.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9440
$1895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6936
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$5.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$5.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.56
$7.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$6.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1693
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14587
$6042

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2623
4.84M
Melbourne
$2367
4.53M
Brisbane
$2363
2.36M
Perth
$2324
2.14M
Adelaide
$2168
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2079
638K
Sunshine Coast
$1899
284K
Canberra
$2321
381K
Wollongong
$1524
262K
Hobart
$1663
222K
Newcastle
$1755
153K
Geelong
$1652
191K
Cairns
$1443
147K
Ipswich
$1709
233K
Darwin
$1687
140K
Townsville
$1407
174K
Launceston
$1439
106K
Ballarat
$1624
116K
Toowoomba
$1602
108K
Bendigo
$1315
103K
Bunbury
$1372
71.1K
Rockhampton
$1392
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1361
67.4K
Orange
$1503
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1547
70.5K
Hervey Bay
$1766
54.7K
Pakenham
$1714
54.1K
Berwick
$1688
50.3K
Blacktown
$1592
51K
Melton
$1649
72.2K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$962
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$941
287K
Timisoara
$777
251K
Iasi
$716
272K
Brasov
$872
238K
Constanta
$866
264K
Craiova
$717
234K
Ploiesti
$723
181K
Galati
$669
218K
Oradea
$710
183K
Sibiu
$772
134K
Arad
$621
145K
Braila
$682
155K
Pitesti
$652
141K
Targu Mures
$639
116K
Bacau
$687
136K
Buzau
$680
103K
Baia Mare
$591
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$599
93.2K
Suceava
$651
84.3K
Botosani
$685
90K
Bistrita
$587
78.9K
Satu Mare
$710
91.5K
Targoviste
$632
67K
Voluntari
$818
47.4K
Slatina
$612
63.5K
Piatra Neamt
$628
79.7K
Focsani
$542
66.6K
Targu Jiu
$552
73.5K
Alexandria
$527
40.4K