Romania vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2377
$3963
🏠 One person rent
$461
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1126
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$20080
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
8.06
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
80
🌐 English speaking %
31%
89%
🎓 Higher education
71
95
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
19.1M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Romania ($958) is 46% less expensive than in Sweden ($1758). Romania ranked 104th vs 27th 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 50th and 9th 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
$11
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$7.66
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$967
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$720
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$1734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$1314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.31
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.03%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2724
$6105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1856
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.86
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.19
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.06
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.7
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9182
$8198

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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
$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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K