Romania vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2056
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$382
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$660
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$823
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$15787
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
73
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
82
🌐 English speaking %
31%
89%
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
19.1M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Romania ($821) is 48% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). Romania ranked 106th vs 28th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Romania compared to 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 53rd and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Romania vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Romania and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 47 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.97
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.94
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2022
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.6
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.04
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.29
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.23
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.71
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7145
$5136

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K