India vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$167
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$272
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$2695
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
72
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
45
🌐 English speaking %
18.9%
31%
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
43
71
🏙️ Population
1.45B
19.1M

The average cost of living in India ($409) is 57% less expensive than in Romania ($958). India ranked 193rd 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 0.6 months in India compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 120th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Romania

We calculate prices for India and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.48
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1729
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.4
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.79
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.49
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.47
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.1
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2142
$9182

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M

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