France vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$791
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
46
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
86
73
😀 Quality of life
85
62
🏙️ Population
67.7M
19.1M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 88% more expensive than in Romania ($821). France ranked 29th vs 106th 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 France compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 24th and 53rd 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
$16
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$7145

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2231
2.15M
Marseille
$1602
870K
Lyon
$1523
522K
Toulouse
$1448
498K
Nice
$1616
343K
Montpellier
$1458
299K
Bordeaux
$1504
260K
Nantes
$1490
321K
Strasbourg
$1186
291K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
121K
Lille
$1510
236K
Rennes
$1284
222K
Villeurbanne
$1540
155K
Toulon
$1314
180K
Grenoble
$1398
158K
Angers
$1323
156K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
147K
Nanterre
$1647
95.8K
Reims
$1393
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1575
147K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
78.3K
Argenteuil
$1743
109K
Le Havre
$1125
166K
Le Mans
$1212
145K
Tours
$1198
138K
Brest
$1124
139K
Saint-Etienne
$1097
174K
Dijon
$1321
159K
Annecy
$1544
132K
Saint-Denis
$1714
113K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K