Australia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
45
🌐 English speaking %
91.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
98
71
😀 Quality of life
97
71
🏙️ Population
27.2M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 157% more expensive than in Romania ($958). Australia ranked 11th vs 104th 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 4th and 50th 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
$16.2
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$9182

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K