Italy vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3844
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$819
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1942
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$40226
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
46
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
59M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1616) is 73% more expensive than in Romania ($935). Italy ranked 32nd 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 34th and 54th 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
$17.8
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1563
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2702
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$567
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$9286

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K

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