Germany vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1601
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3915
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$853
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1596
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$54343
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
80.7
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
46
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
31%
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
91
64
🏙️ Population
84.4M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1601) is 92% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Germany ranked 23rd vs 113th 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 1.2 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
$14.3
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.51
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$774
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1204
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5339
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4073
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.4
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.98
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.54
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.5
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.7
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13707
$8337

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2027
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2007
1.91M
Munich
$2201
1.51M
Cologne
$1744
1.09M
Frankfurt
$1989
776K
Stuttgart
$1957
633K
Dusseldorf
$1772
631K
Bremen City
$1556
577K
Essen
$1443
587K
Nuremberg
$1672
526K
Leipzig
$1516
620K
Dresden
$1402
566K
Dortmund
$1585
595K
Hanover
$1726
548K
Mannheim
$1617
317K
Wuppertal
$1233
359K
Duisburg
$1314
504K
Bielefeld
$1451
338K
Wiesbaden
$1879
286K
Munster
$1737
323K
Bochum
$1486
366K
Augsburg
$1728
303K
Karlsruhe
$1780
310K
Bonn
$1677
336K
Braunschweig
$1371
252K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1245
237K
Aachen
$1477
253K
Monchengladbach
$1511
269K
Chemnitz
$1187
251K
Mainz
$1666
223K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K