India vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1116
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$182
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
46
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
74
73
😀 Quality of life
44
62
🏙️ Population
1.33B
19.1M

The average cost of living in India ($441) is 46% less expensive than in Romania ($821). India ranked 191st vs 106th 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 months in Romania. Ranked 109th 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
$3.03
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011
$7145

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K