Italy vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1423
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$710
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1265
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.6
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1686
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$34776
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
82.8
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
46
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
31%
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
60.3M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1423) is 73% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Italy ranked 36th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 32nd and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Romania

We calculate prices for Italy and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 148 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.

Italy Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$729
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4411
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2517
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.3
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.4
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.7
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$516
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10263
$7145

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K

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