Germany vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1764
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$927
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1579
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3363
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$56104
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
45
🌐 English speaking %
55.7%
31%
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
83.5M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1764) is 84% more expensive than in Romania ($958). Germany ranked 26th vs 104th 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 12th and 50th 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
$16.3
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$869
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6140
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4063
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.84
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.5
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.41
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.4
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.8
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$538
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16025
$9182

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Cities Comparison in Germany vs Romania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2371
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2189
1.91M
Munich
$2525
1.51M
Cologne
$1941
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2251
776K
Stuttgart
$2011
633K
Dusseldorf
$1913
631K
Nuremberg
$1753
526K
Dortmund
$1482
595K
Bremen City
$1765
577K
Essen
$1519
587K
Leipzig
$1659
620K
Dresden
$1448
566K
Hanover
$1829
548K
Wuppertal
$1547
359K
Duisburg
$1507
504K
Mannheim
$1758
317K
Bonn
$1948
336K
Munster
$1803
323K
Karlsruhe
$1962
310K
Bochum
$1548
366K
Bielefeld
$1638
338K
Braunschweig
$1538
252K
Augsburg
$1938
303K
Wiesbaden
$1996
286K
Aachen
$1618
253K
Solingen
$1698
162K
Monchengladbach
$1657
269K
Kiel
$1557
249K
Chemnitz
$1530
251K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K