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Cost of Living in Romania

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 Prices are in EUROS
RENT
 
Bucharest     
  • Studio apartment between 150 and 250 per month
  • One-bedroom apartment - between 250 and 700 per month
  • Two-bedroom apartment - between  350 and 700 per month
  • Three-bedroom apartment - between  550 and 1500 per month
  • Four-bedroom apartment - between  700 and 2300 per month
  • House - between 750 and 3000 per month
Other cities
  • Studio apartment - between 100 and 150 per month
  • One-bedroom apartment - between 150 and 250  per month
  • Two-bedroom apartment - between 200 and 400 per month
  • Three-bedroom apartment - between 350 and 500 per month
  • Four-bedroom apartment - between 550 and 900 per month
  • House - between 400 and 1000 per month

UTILITIES


Electricity
- between 20 and 35 per month

Gas - between 40 and 95 per month (during the cold season if used for heating)

Water - between 7 and 15 per month

Garbage removal - 2 per month per person

OTHER

Cable TV - 8  per month
Internet (broadband) - 10 per month
Telephone (landline) - between 15 and 35 per month
 

Cigarettes - between 1.30 and 1.60 per pack(20 cigarettes)

Alcohol

Vodka - 3.5 per 1/2 bottle

Brandy - 3.5  per 1/2 bottle

Red Wine - 3 per bottle

Beer - 1 per bottle


Food

Bread - 0.30 per loaf

Milk - 0.70 per litre

Eggs - 0.40 per 1/2 dozen

Beef - 3.5 per kilo

Chicken - 3.8 per kilo

Pork - 3 per kilo


Eating Out/Take-Away

20 euros will buy you a three course meal for two with alcohol.
Pizza - 3 to 4 euros

McDonalds can be found in the larger towns. Big Mac - 3 euros.

Travel

Trains are inexpensive (tip - always travel first class).  Trains are usually on time. If possible, take drinks and food with you and guard your things carefully - never leave them in the compartment!!  On the IC trains there is usually a good restaurant car.  Take a list of the intermediary stops so you get off at the right station as signposting is not that clear in Romania.

Coaches are very inexpensive, but they tend to be uncomfortable with no toilets etc.  Good for short trips.  They tend to stop every two hours.

Driving is on the right in Romania.  You can hire a car quite cheaply and easily.  Driving in Romania can be erratic and it is best to drive slowly as you never know when you are going to come across a horse and cart around the next bend!!! - especially at night.  There is a zero alcohol tolerance.