Romania’s living cost is not so much high, it is extremely reasonable & very affordable country for people if they are paid in American $. The situation is not that ideal for Romanian who earn in Romanian currency. Interestingly, Romania is a very nice and attractive destination for digital nomads & digital marketing & IT industry workers who work remotely. Romanian people are very friendly in nature, and beautiful natural sightseeing options, rule of law and peace, and very good IT infrastructure and traditional food.
Consumers’ goods and items prices are around 47% more than the USA, around 40% cheaper than Spain & Around 51% cheaper than Germany. While 1 USD is equal to 4.60 RON.
Romania has lower rents than a lot of other countries. The city center is the place & and a major prices factor & the city also is. Instead of Lei, the majority of flats & apartments rent is marketed in EUR. Almost every flat or apartment has a balcony to enjoy the outside scenery. Some apartments having 4 rooms/1 bath apartment situated in sibiu in the beautiful old town may code you over than 300 EUR along with Gas & electricity.
Cluj-Napoca is among the expensive city where same 4 room apartment rent will be round about more 460 EUR.
Summary:
• Family of four estimated monthly costs are 6,938.3AED (8,684.9lei) without rent.
• A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,990.7AED (2,491.9lei) without rent.
• Cost of living in Romania is, on average, 36.2% lower than in United Arab Emirates.
• Rent in Romania is, on average, 71.2% lower than in United Arab Emirates.
Restaurants
Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 35.00 lei 21.00-70.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 160.00 lei 100.00-300.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 25.00 lei 21.80-30.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) 8.00 lei 5.00-13.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 10.00 lei 7.00-16.00
Cappuccino (regular) 9.70 lei 4.92-15.00
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) 6.65 lei 4.00-10.00
Water (0.33 liter bottle) 5.74 lei 4.00-9.00
Transportation Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 3.00 lei 2.00-4.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 80.00 lei 60.00-140.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.00 lei 2.40-4.00
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 2.99 lei 2.20-3.99
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 28.00 lei 21.00-37.90
Gasoline (1 liter) 7.77 lei 7.00-8.65
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 95,781.57 lei 80,000.00-120,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 105,040.98 lei 90,258.00-125,000.00
Utilities (Monthly) Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment 601.61 lei 386.36-1,000.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.27 lei 0.10-0.49
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 39.90 lei 30.00-65.00
