Romania vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2377
$5601
🏠 One person rent
$461
$1485
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$2452
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$570
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.4
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1126
$3628
💸 GDP per capita
$20080
$53246
😃 Human freedom index
8.06
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
70
🌐 English speaking %
31%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
71
92
🏙️ Population
19.1M
69.2M

The average cost of living in Romania ($958) is 60% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2399). Romania ranked 104th vs 12th for the United Kingdom 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 50th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Romania vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Romania and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 47 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$7.28
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$1530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$2095
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.31
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.03%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2724
$8953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1856
$5429
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.86
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.19
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.06
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.7
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9182
$21784

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Cities Comparison in Romania vs the United Kingdom

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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 the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3662
8.8M
Birmingham
$2204
1.14M
Glasgow
$2114
626K
Manchester
$2348
548K
Leeds
$2039
536K
Bristol
$2596
472K
Liverpool
$1942
513K
Edinburgh
$2295
488K
Sheffield
$1948
518K
Cardiff
$2082
384K
Bolton
$1987
285K
Coventry
$1971
363K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
300K
Leicester
$1777
369K
Belfast
$1878
345K
Sunderland
$1554
277K
Bradford
$1774
293K
Solihull
$2080
207K
Nottingham
$1990
289K
Derby
$1748
255K
Brighton and Hove
$2197
277K
Northampton
$1886
246K
Southampton
$2309
271K
Milton Keynes
$2312
264K
Croydon
$2563
192K
Portsmouth
$2029
248K
Kingston upon Hull
$1654
260K
Plymouth
$1791
268K
Swansea
$1730
247K
Westminster
$3042
211K