Romania vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2377
$2688
🏠 One person rent
$461
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$417
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.4
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1126
$2138
💸 GDP per capita
$20080
$36239
😃 Human freedom index
8.06
8.15
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
83.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
63
🌐 English speaking %
31%
20%
🎓 Higher education
71
87
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
19.1M
51.8M

The average cost of living in Romania ($958) is 11% less expensive than in South Korea ($1074). Romania ranked 104th vs 86th for South Korea 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 Romania compared to 2 months in South Korea. Ranked 50th and 23rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Romania vs South Korea

We calculate prices for Romania and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 47 and 87 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.

Romania South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.31
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.03%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2724
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1856
$6055
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$40.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.86
$8.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.19
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.06
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.7
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9182
$18682

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Cities Comparison in Romania vs South Korea

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1296
9.67M
Busan
$1084
3.45M
Incheon
$1032
3.05M
Daegu
$992
2.38M
Gwangju
$957
1.41M
Daejeon
$905
1.48M
Suwon
$985
1.23M
Ulsan
$957
1.13M
Goyang
$1052
1.06M
Yongin
$1061
1.08M
Cheongju
$865
848K
Seongnam
$1455
919K
Hwaseong
$1045
1M
Changwon
$1013
1.01M
Namyangju
$1094
732K
Gimhae
$1014
534K
Jeju
$1020
698K
Pyeongtaek
$1048
607K
Pohang
$989
504K
Jeju Island
$1037
666K
Cheonan
$1128
657K
Bucheon
$1090
772K
Uijeongbu
$868
463K
Siheung
$1313
514K
Paju
$1010
498K
Ansan
$1001
623K
Gwangju
$1179
397K
Jeonju
$771
342K
Gunsan
$964
275K
Sejong
$971
392K