Germany vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1778
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4195
$2367
🏠 One person rent
$937
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$743
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3264
$1081
💸 GDP per capita
$55800
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
46
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
83.6M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1778) is 89% more expensive than in Romania ($942). Germany ranked 24th vs 101st 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 1.8 months in Germany compared to 1.1 months in Romania. Ranked 12th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Romania

We calculate prices for Germany and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 662 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.

Germany Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$875
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$671
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1733
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5915
$2615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4432
$1781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.72
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$6.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.41
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.8
$42
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.7
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14925
$9765

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2239
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2184
1.91M
Munich
$2464
1.51M
Frankfurt
$2223
776K
Cologne
$1973
1.09M
Dusseldorf
$2011
631K
Stuttgart
$2229
633K
Essen
$1573
587K
Dortmund
$1632
595K
Bremen City
$1744
577K
Nuremberg
$1828
526K
Dresden
$1571
566K
Leipzig
$1712
620K
Hanover
$1964
548K
Mannheim
$1804
317K
Duisburg
$1358
504K
Bielefeld
$1654
338K
Wuppertal
$1494
359K
Munster
$1907
323K
Bonn
$1838
336K
Braunschweig
$1531
252K
Bochum
$1583
366K
Augsburg
$1998
303K
Karlsruhe
$1956
310K
Wiesbaden
$1972
286K
Aachen
$1689
253K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1769
237K
Monchengladbach
$1688
269K
Mainz
$1871
223K
Erfurt
$1534
215K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1122
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1176
287K
Timisoara
$969
251K
Craiova
$924
234K
Iasi
$952
272K
Brasov
$1060
238K
Constanta
$1114
264K
Ploiesti
$809
181K
Galati
$910
218K
Oradea
$887
183K
Braila
$883
155K
Sibiu
$795
134K
Bacau
$738
136K
Arad
$660
145K
Targu Mures
$774
116K
Pitesti
$889
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$829
79.9K
Suceava
$803
120K
Piatra Neamt
$765
79.7K
Buzau
$869
103K
Botosani
$849
90K
Ramnicu Valcea
$866
93.2K
Baia Mare
$722
109K
Bistrita
$705
78.9K
Satu Mare
$790
91.5K
Targoviste
$821
67K
Alba Iulia
$772
64.2K
Resita
$804
58.4K
Calarasi
$780
58.2K
Deva
$703
53.1K