Czech Republic vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1409
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3267
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$827
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1396
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1788
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$31707
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
8.66
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
46
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
31%
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
10.9M
19.1M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1409) is 51% more expensive than in Romania ($935). the Czech Republic ranked 43rd vs 103rd 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 1.3 months in the Czech Republic compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 33rd and 54th 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
$9.03
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.6
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$754
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4288
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.5
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$578
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11751
$9286

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In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1778
1.4M
Brno
$1570
403K
Ostrava
$1183
283K
Plzen
$1317
188K
Hradec Kralove
$1257
94.3K
Olomouc
$1246
103K
Liberec
$1195
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1308
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1063
90.9K
Pardubice
$1195
92.3K
Zizkov
$1580
58.3K
Kladno
$1337
69.7K
Zlin
$1282
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1187
47.3K
Havirov
$962
68.7K
Jihlava
$1103
54.6K
Most
$1028
63.5K
Opava
$1092
55.1K
Smichov
$1601
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1064
53.6K
Decin
$1182
46.4K
Teplice
$986
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1117
49.1K
Karvina
$1020
48.9K
Chomutov
$1125
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
46.2K
Prostejov
$1182
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1211
36.8K
Brevnov
$1564
25.8K
Prerov
$1056
40.9K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K