Czech Republic vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2949
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$716
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1283
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$31591
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8.66
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
79
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
46
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
31%
🎓 Higher education
90
72
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
10.9M
19.1M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1231) is 48% more expensive than in Romania ($834). the Czech Republic ranked 50th 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 1.2 months in the Czech Republic compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 34th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Romania

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 58 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.

Czech Republic Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.19
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4849
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3431
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.85
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.33
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.8
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$514
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10768
$8337

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Romania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1513
1.38M
Brno
$1329
401K
Ostrava
$1037
285K
Plzen
$1135
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1107
93.9K
Liberec
$1030
108K
Olomouc
$1067
102K
Ceske Budejovice
$1227
97.4K
Pardubice
$1088
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$971
91.3K
Kladno
$1216
69.1K
Zizkov
$1370
58.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1092
46.4K
Zlin
$1169
74.3K
Havirov
$862
69.7K
Most
$942
63.9K
Opava
$984
55.6K
Jihlava
$974
54K
Teplice
$880
51K
Frydek-Mistek
$954
53.9K
Decin
$1048
46.8K
Smichov
$1371
35K
Karlovy Vary
$979
49.4K
Chomutov
$1033
47K
Karvina
$908
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
46.2K
Prostejov
$1075
43.6K
Ceska Lipa
$1081
37.5K
Prerov
$983
41.7K
Pribram
$1166
33K

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