Romania vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$973
$2432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2438
$5701
🏠 One person rent
$461
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$2540
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1159
$3269
💸 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
91
🏙️ Population
19.1M
69.2M

The average cost of living in Romania ($973) is 60% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2432). Romania ranked 103rd vs 11th 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 1.3 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 48th and 16th 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
$11.7
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.9
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$7.24
 Cappuccino
$3.05
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$2759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$2247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
5.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2815
$8898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$5803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$95.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$9.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.41
$22.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.65
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$590
$1842
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10186
$23184

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3740
8.8M
Birmingham
$2219
1.14M
Glasgow
$2121
626K
Manchester
$2365
548K
Edinburgh
$2331
488K
Sheffield
$1940
518K
Leeds
$2087
536K
Liverpool
$1998
513K
Bristol
$2592
472K
Cardiff
$2194
384K
Bolton
$2079
285K
Coventry
$2010
363K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
300K
Bradford
$1787
293K
Leicester
$1838
369K
Nottingham
$1891
289K
Belfast
$1954
345K
Sunderland
$1573
277K
Derby
$1733
255K
Brighton and Hove
$2204
277K
Southampton
$2286
271K
Milton Keynes
$2310
264K
Northampton
$1894
246K
Plymouth
$1849
268K
Kingston upon Hull
$1667
260K
Swansea
$1753
247K
Portsmouth
$2044
248K
Solihull
$1957
207K
Croydon
$2564
192K
Wolverhampton
$1836
251K