Romania vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2337
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$439
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$2016
💸 GDP per capita
$20072
$35297
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
56
🌐 English speaking %
31%
22%
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
19.1M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Romania ($935) is 41% less expensive than in Spain ($1583). Romania ranked 103rd vs 35th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 54th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Romania vs Spain

We calculate prices for Romania and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 47 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.85
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1218
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.45
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.11%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2605
$4581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1754
$3115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.78
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.05
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.86
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$71.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.48
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$534
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9286
$9657

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2015
3.42M
Barcelona
$2087
1.7M
Valencia
$1703
826K
Tenerife
$1705
955K
Seville
$1393
687K
Zaragoza
$1457
687K
Murcia
$1305
673K
Malaga
$1617
592K
Palma de Mallorca
$1930
432K
Bilbao
$1660
348K
Alicante
$1461
359K
Valladolid
$1367
301K
Las Palmas
$1484
380K
Cordoba
$1233
323K
Vigo
$1302
294K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1685
258K
Terrassa
$1590
229K
Gijon
$1389
269K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
280K
San Sebastian
$1673
189K
Sabadell
$1637
222K
Badalona
$2170
227K
Granada
$1334
233K
A Coruna
$1352
249K
Oviedo
$1300
187K
Pamplona
$1585
208K
Elche
$1277
243K
Cartagena
$1206
220K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1567
211K
Burgos
$1343
177K