India vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$175
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
46
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
31%
🎓 Higher education
73
72
😀 Quality of life
41
64
🏙️ Population
1.33B
19.1M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 49% less expensive than in Romania ($834). India ranked 190th 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 1.5 months in India compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 111th and 53rd 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
$3.05
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$8337

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

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