Germany vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1581
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3855
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$848
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1584
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$488
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2943
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$48718
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
8.37
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
80.9
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
46
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
92
62
🏙️ Population
83.1M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1581) is 93% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Germany ranked 27th 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 1.9 months in Germany compared to 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
$13.2
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$777
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$605
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1553
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.6
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5580
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.74
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.61
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.49
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$455
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12634
$7145

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2013
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1909
1.85M
Munich
$2188
1.49M
Cologne
$1752
1.07M
Frankfurt
$1902
759K
Stuttgart
$1753
626K
Dusseldorf
$1776
619K
Essen
$1519
579K
Bremen City
$1716
563K
Dresden
$1406
555K
Dortmund
$1401
587K
Hanover
$1744
553K
Nuremberg
$1757
511K
Leipzig
$1371
625K
Duisburg
$1395
495K
Karlsruhe
$1805
307K
Mannheim
$1512
312K
Wuppertal
$1124
355K
Bochum
$1471
363K
Bonn
$1593
332K
Braunschweig
$1391
249K
Augsburg
$1751
296K
Bielefeld
$1422
334K
Halle
$1242
238K
Wiesbaden
$1713
279K
Aachen
$1502
249K
Munster
$1688
318K
Monchengladbach
$1476
261K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1275
232K
Magdeburg
$1297
236K

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