France vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1728
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4068
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$903
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2825
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$46150
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
46
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
86
72
😀 Quality of life
85
68
🏙️ Population
68.5M
19.1M

The average cost of living in France ($1728) is 85% more expensive than in Romania ($935). France ranked 27th 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 1.6 months in France compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 23rd and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Romania

We calculate prices for France and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1406
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6278
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4604
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$9286

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In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2517
2.15M
Marseille
$1733
877K
Lyon
$1693
521K
Toulouse
$1657
512K
Nice
$1884
354K
Montpellier
$1593
307K
Strasbourg
$1620
292K
Nantes
$1574
325K
Lille
$1651
239K
Bordeaux
$1680
265K
Rennes
$1469
228K
Amiens
$1300
135K
Villeurbanne
$1638
162K
Angers
$1715
158K
Grenoble
$1525
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
120K
Le Mans
$1344
145K
Saint-Etienne
$1239
173K
Toulon
$1478
181K
Reims
$1486
178K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1472
148K
Orleans
$1335
116K
Saint-Denis
$1932
115K
Dijon
$1483
160K
Nimes
$1340
150K
Brest
$1202
141K
Le Havre
$1256
166K
Metz
$1526
122K
Argenteuil
$1942
107K
Tours
$1286
139K

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