Romania vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$834
$1540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$394
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$968
$2930
💸 GDP per capita
$18404
$55517
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
80
🌐 English speaking %
31%
89%
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
19.1M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Romania ($834) is 46% less expensive than in Sweden ($1540). Romania ranked 113th 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 1.2 months in Romania compared to 1.9 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
$9.37
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.4
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$2.59
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$1131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$76.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$5475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$3616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$7.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.5
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$438
$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8337
$4679

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Cities Comparison in Romania vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2039
985K
Gothenburg
$1623
675K
Malmo
$1585
339K
Uppsala
$1416
175K
Helsingborg
$1297
116K
Vasteras
$1327
132K
Orebro
$1171
129K
Linkoping
$1302
117K
Taby
$1570
77.6K
Solna
$1783
85.7K
Lund
$1474
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1734
77.6K
Norrkoping
$1242
98.2K
Jonkoping
$1373
103K
Eskilstuna
$1252
70.6K
Umea
$1218
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1592
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1233
70.9K
Gavle
$1411
86.5K
Karlstad
$1279
69.6K
Lulea
$1309
49.6K
Halmstad
$1208
73K
Sigtuna
$1510
52.7K
Boras
$1367
75.6K
Uddevalla
$1334
57.1K
Skovde
$1473
57.9K
Trollhattan
$1167
50.1K
Ostersund
$1362
54K
Vaxjo
$1331
74.1K
Tumba
$1568
46.9K