India vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1001
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$170
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$334
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$2697
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
72
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
46
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
31%
🎓 Higher education
73
72
😀 Quality of life
44
68
🏙️ Population
1.45B
19.1M

The average cost of living in India ($424) is 55% less expensive than in Romania ($935). India ranked 191st vs 103rd 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 0.8 months in India compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 118th and 54th 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
$3.21
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.85
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1880
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.59
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2014
$9286

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$489
26.5M
Bangalore
$524
12.3M
Mumbai
$705
15.4M
Pune
$517
5.95M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$442
7.65M
Chennai
$437
6.6M
Surat
$705
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$320
3.07M
Lucknow
$339
3.38M
Thane
$487
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$372
2.38M
Jaipur
$387
3.07M
Agra
$388
1.59M
Nashik
$350
1.49M
Kalyan
$399
1.25M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M
Navi Mumbai
$503
1.12M
Meerut
$350
1.31M
Vadodara
$374
2.07M
Nagpur
$545
2.41M
Mysore
$346
1.27M
Indore
$361
1.99M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Ludhiana
$421
1.62M
Vijayawada
$339
1.05M
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Jodhpur
$322
1.7M
Aurangabad
$349
1.18M

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K