Italy vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1624
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3873
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$819
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1952
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$40385
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
8.28
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
45
🌐 English speaking %
28.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
82
71
🏙️ Population
59M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1624) is 69% more expensive than in Romania ($958). Italy ranked 35th vs 104th 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 33rd and 50th 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
$18.3
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4759
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2544
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.92
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.9
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.97
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11665
$9182

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K