Cost of living comparison
Timisoara is 10.5% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.1% more in Timisoara
- Groceries
-
pay 5.8% more in Timisoara
- Transportation
-
pay 14.0% more in Timisoara
- Housing
-
pay 10.3% more in Timisoara
- Childcare
-
pay 11.9% more in Timisoara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.0% more in Timisoara
- Clothing
-
pay 4.7% more in Timisoara
The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, and groceries in Timisoara are more expensive than in Romania.
If you lived in Timisoara instead of Romania, you would:
pay 12.1% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Timisoara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON41.30
|
$8.62
RON41.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.53
|
$7.00
RON33.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.28
|
$1.90
RON9.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.89
|
$1.80
RON8.70
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Timisoara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.20
|
$1.09
RON5.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.29
|
$4.79
RON23.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.34
|
$5.87
RON28.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.65
|
$3.03
RON14.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON13.03
|
$2.81
RON13.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.28
|
$0.46
RON2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.17
|
$0.64
RON3.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.12
|
$0.68
RON3.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.10
|
$1.00
RON4.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.82
|
$0.37
RON1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.98
|
$0.42
RON2.05
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Timisoara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON27.24
|
$5.79
RON27.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON100.02
|
$28.01
RON135.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON121,392.80
|
$26,003.12
RON125,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.86
|
$7.35
RON35.46
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Timisoara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.76
|
$9.03
RON43.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,756.01
|
$409.20
RON1,974.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,287.56
|
$325.73
RON1,571.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON518.04
|
$107.30
RON517.70
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Timisoara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,957.10
|
$380.67
RON1,836.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON30,320.96
|
$8,166.34
RON39,402.61
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Timisoara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.72
|
$2.48
RON11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.63
|
$2.87
RON13.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.57
|
$5.39
RON25.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON180.46
|
$43.27
RON208.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.86
|
$6.46
RON31.19
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Timisoara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON278.26
|
$51.65
RON249.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON168.39
|
$41.34
RON199.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON336.58
|
$71.11
RON343.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON388.56
|
$87.55
RON422.44
|
|
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