Romania vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2151
$5537
🏠 One person rent
$404
$1425
🏘️ Family rent
$694
$2546
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$942
$3442
💸 GDP per capita
$18419
$48867
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
71
🌐 English speaking %
31%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
19.1M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Romania ($860) is 62% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2292). Romania ranked 111th vs 13th 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 1.1 months in Romania compared to 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 54th and 13th 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
$9.67
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$9.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$2840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.1
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.98
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$8199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$5588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$18.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.41
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.99
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7610
$19028

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3427
8.8M
Birmingham
$2046
1.14M
Leeds
$1987
789K
Glasgow
$2013
626K
Edinburgh
$2246
488K
Manchester
$2137
548K
Sheffield
$1809
518K
Bristol
$2373
472K
Coventry
$2050
363K
Liverpool
$1889
513K
Leicester
$1898
464K
Cardiff
$2019
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
300K
Belfast
$1830
345K
Westminster
$3054
255K
Bradford
$1670
293K
Southampton
$2023
271K
Milton Keynes
$2384
264K
Bolton
$1852
285K
Nottingham
$1944
289K
Brighton and Hove
$3152
277K
Derby
$1817
255K
Aberdeen
$1701
201K
Solihull
$1827
207K
Norwich
$1926
196K
York
$1893
208K
Plymouth
$1779
268K
Luton
$2053
213K
Sunderland
$1571
277K
Northampton
$1755
246K