Cost of living in Romania

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Why would you choose Timisoara and not Bucharest?

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been trying to register our car here for 3 months made the big mistake of employing a so called expert Mr fixit,BAD NES

Registering a car is a shitty process. However, it shouldn't be THAT bad. Takes a day for the average Romanian. Should take 2 days considering that he should get some more papers from you, probably...

Hello tommideast

I would suggest that you start a new discussion on the Forum.

You are off topic here.

Thanks

Hi everybody,
Can any boby please update given below informations as per latest market in 2011

About Romania(Galati)


1) accommodation prices (how much does it cost to rent or to buy an accommodation in Romania(Galati)?)

2) public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...)

3) food prices(per month, how much does it cost you?)

4) health prices (for those who need medical insurance)

5) eduction prices (if you need to pay)

6) energy prices (oil, electricity)

7) common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)

8) prices of a good menu in a traditional restaurant

9) prices of a beer/Coke or a coffee in a regular pub


Thanks in advance for your participation!

How much costs eating fastfood in Bucharest.

Bigmac meal in McDonalds, pizza?

Hello,

I was in Timisoara 2 days in february and a finded on internet a good hotel in the center of the city.
The hotel name is Hotel Continental. I paid for a double room, 2 nights 150 euro, but in this price I haved breakfat included,free access to the sauna, jaccuzzi, fitness room, internet and I understud from the reception that in the summer the client have free access even to the outdoor swimming pool. So I think that this is a good choice.

hi i wanted to know about how much is the salary of a medical doctor??

This is a useful website where u can find info about life in Romania www.romaniatourism.com

Hiya everyone:-)  my name is Anna i have job offer in bucarest but.... Question is company offer me 2500 RON net, please help me and explain if that is ok to survive on good level of life in bucarest??? Please help!!!

negative,unless rent is payed and you are single

Rent i will have 200 euro allowance so this sound better?

200 you get an T1
or what we call 2 rooms+bath+kitchen

And what about bills and other costs?

E 100 during winter time.

And last questions what about food??

not expensive even in restaurant.for one person you can count 300Euro/month.

Thanks that was helpfull :-)

,, good level of life'' is relative. Most romanians living in Bucharest have a lower income but:
- they live with their parents, family members
- have familiy members living in the countryside, who raise animals
- they eat cooked food and almost never go to restaurants.
- they never travel.

Example: I smoke 1 cigarette pack per day and drink 2 beers/day. That means 600 lei/ month.
- my phone bill is 150 lei/month
- car maintenance + cost of fuel > 500 lei/month ( I own a modest Opel Astra)
- cost of food: 1000-1500 lei/month( eating at home most of the time). A meal at a decent restaurant is 40-50 lei.

Above I didn't mention clothes, entertainment,tourism or any activity that might be considered luxury for the average romanian citizen.
Of course there are jobs with salaries below 1000 lei/month : guards, supermarket cashiers, not qualified workers. But for most qualified young people living in Bucharest their standard of life would be inacceptable.
I hope the post wasn't too boring !

Prices for Bucharest:

> accommodation prices (how much does it cost to rent or to buy an accommodation in Romania?) - standard 60 square meters flat. Rent:300-450 Euro/month. Price: 60-100.000 Euro (depending on position)

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...) (very cheap, monthly subscription for tube or bus is around 10-20 Euro)

> food prices(per month, how much does it cost you?)
Depending. You can live with 200 Euro/month (average net salary is 350 Euro)

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance)
Public health is free but I recommend having a private health insurance

> eduction prices (if you need to pay)
Public education is free (Universities have the right to create full-fee places)

> energy prices (oil, electricity)
Oil is approx 1.37 Euro/L, a 2 persons house standard electricity bill is approx 20 Euro

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)
Broadband Internet+landline phone+television bill is approx 15-18 Euro
Mobile phone standard bill (20-40 minutes/day) is 30-40 Euro

> prices of a good menu in a traditional restaurant
From 15 to 100 Euro, depending on the restaurant

> prices of a beer or a coffee in a regular pub
Approx 1.5 Euro

Hi everybody,

I am planning to be there in Cluj - Napoca with my family (we both and kid of 5 years)

Romania(Cluj - Napoca)- pls can you let me have following detail


1) accommodation prices if i take 2 BR apartment on rent in Napoca

2) public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...)or do I need to buy a car. If yes then how much a car cost and fuel price and other allied exp to carry a car

3) food prices for 3 of us. We are Indian and vegetarian(per month, how much does it cost you?)

4) healthcare exp ....is it free?

5) eduction exp for kid of 5 yrs of age......is public education free?......if yes is it sufficient?

6) energy prices (oil, electricity)

7) common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)

8) prices of a good menu in a vegetarian restaurant/pizzahut

9) prices of a beer/Coke or a coffee in a regular pub

Any other household exp that you think?


Thanks in advance for your participation!

Omg its so cheap!

Expat.com wrote:

Sent by pivo in April 2008

Updated prices for 2008 Romania, city of Iasi
(2nd or 3rd largest city by population, located in North-East)
All prices are in EUR and include VAT.

> accommodation prices
A furnished apartment (45 sqm = livingroom + bedroom + bathroom + kitchen) in an acceptable area = EUR 350-400 per month
(first payment is usually: 1 month in advance, plus 1 month security deposit, plus 1/2 month as agent's fee)

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...)
a bus ticket for two rides = EUR 0.70
a 30 day pass for one bus line = EUR 8.6
(a quite crappy) 2nd class train ticket to the other side of the country: the border with Hungary (611 Km in 11:30 hrs) = EUR 20

> food prices(per month, how much does it cost you?)
10 chicken eggs = EUR 1.8
1.5L bottled mineral water = EUR 0.66
1L milk = EUR 0.55 (updated due to a currency exchange error )
0.7 kg bread = EUR 0.75
1 Kg grill chicken = EUR 2.4

Sorry. I don't know how much is this per month
NB: these are prices for small shops. Hypermarkets usually have special offers and lower prices.

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance)
National insurance: 6.5% per month from your earnings (if you are self-employed; don't know for other employee types). Dental is not covered but it's waaay cheaper than Western Europe.
Warning: Hospitals are not very well equipped and medics not very well paid, so be prepared to pay extra for serious things (as a bribe/incentive to the performing doctor if you need surgery: EUR 100+)

> eduction prices (if you need to pay)
in a state University = free for some students, and usually EUR 450 to 650 per year for others (free/not free, depends on grades)

> energy prices (oil, electricity)
electricity = -i don't know-
heating during this winter was = about EUR 20/month x 4 months (for a 45 sqm apartment)
car gas or diesel = about EUR 1.10 per L

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)
Landline phone + 3 mbps internet with no other limits = EUR 10 to 15
Mobile 3G/EDGE/GPRS internet = EUR 24 (with a download limit of 6 GB per month)
Prepay Mobile phone (flat tariff plan): EUR 0.06/sms, EUR 0.19/min to any national network at any time, EUR 0.12/min to one favourite number
Cable TV, about 40 stations w/o HBO = about EUR 6

> prices of a good menu in a traditional restaurant
-don't know-

> prices of a beer and of a coffee in a regular pub
a 0.5L beer = EUR 0.90 to 1.40 (depends on brand and type)
a pack of 20 cigarettes = EUR 1.70 to 2

Is anyone willing to update these prices for Iasi? I'm considering relocating there this Summer. Thank you, Mike.

Hello, they offered me a job in Bucharest with 630€ net salary
Think one person can live with that salary (rent and such);

Depends where you want to live.
You can get a studio to live in for around 250€.
Some bills like elec, gas and phone/web. Say also 100€.
Leaves you with enough a month to get around right?
280€ should be around  1200 lei.

The company is in sector 1.

Hi everyone,
I'm new on this forum !
I'm trying to gather as much info as I can about the cost of living in Bucharest.
A big game company is offering a position with a salary of 1800€ after taxes.
Included is:
- assistance for relocating
- medical insurance
- meal tickets
- relocation bonus: 1 net salary paid

I'd like to know if i can have a descent life with this salary knowing i will be with my girlfriend, and that she won't work at the beginning.

Hope you could guide me.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Sebastien

Hi Sebastien,

When I first read your post I understood you were working for a 'big game' company (as opposed to a big 'game company') and envisioned you stalking through the forests of Transylvania shooting wolves and bears.

€!800 net is a pretty decent wage by Romanian standards, very decent in fact. The two of you will be able to live off that very comfortably even until your girlfriend finds work, as long as you don't throw yourself into the expat lifestyle and waste a lot of it unnecessarily.

It all comes down to the style of living you want. For example, if you're happy to live in a regular one-bedroom flat in a middle-class Romanian neighbourhood, you will probably spend about €350-400 on rent. If you go for an expat-style flat in a gated community with guards on the gates and foreigner neighbours, you can expect to see €1000 or more disappear from your pocket.

Bills can be pretty cheap. All my bills (excluded food) come to about €100 per month.

If you're happy to travel around by public transport and the occasional cab, your monthly transport cost will be a few euros. If  take out a loan to buy a car, then that's another couple of hundred euro per month gone.

If you can't be bothered to cook and eat out three times a day, even though restaurants are comparably cheap, that'll eat into your salary. If you shop at local markets, buying good fresh in-season food, and cook for yourselves, then you eat well for quite little (although supermarkets here peddle garbage and are expensive).

Basically, if you live according to local standards, you'll live extremely well. If you want a glorious expat lifestyle, you might find the money lacking towards the end of the month.

Good luck!

Try numbeo.com for cost of living

Thx stumpy,
I tried it already but didn't know if that was accurate and up to date.

Thx a lot Maykal for all these info !

I'm now searching for opportunities for my girlfriend to find somewhere to work. She's a singer and pianist and performs in restaurants, hotels and palaces. She also teaches how to sing and how to play the piano.
Any ideas ?

Thanks again guys

Hi Sebastien,

I looked at that numbeo site and the prices quoted there seem pretty accurate to me. Of course, you can find cheaper options for most things, as well as more expensive options - just depends how willing you are to hunt out the good places to buy things. The easiest options for expats are invariably the most expensive.

I think your girlfriend might be able to find some work, but it might not be a reliable income. If she made an all-out effort to advertise herself as a singer tutor, she might pick up some private lessons. She could also hold some singing workshops for kids, or stuff like that - contact some organisations who run programmes for children and see if she could collaborate with them. Of course, she could also go around the various bars, cafes, casinos and clubs that have music and see if she can convince them to hire her for regular gigs. The money won't be much, and most of it would probably be cash in hand, but it's better than sitting around all day, right?

Best of luck

hello
I payed 1920 euro for a master degree at ASE bucharest
can anyone tell me the food cost in bucharest ?

Hi I am Algerian you can find work in Romania Can I get citizenship, I do not find problems in residence there I hope you answer .....................

so i live in the untied states and i want to move to out here but dont know what place would be good to live at or in i have two kids and i am a single mother. so if anyone has any good ideas that would very kind o you. and are the schools out there good for kids.?

It rather depends on what your priorities are. For education, you have more options in Bucharest as there are some international schools where language would be less of a problem, but you have to pay more for them. Also, have you considered how you would legally stay in the country? As a non-EU citizen, getting residency could be a problem, unless you either have a firm offer of work here.

Hi there.

As I am currently staying in the capital I might as well tell that prices aren't that cheap. For example a 2 way subway card is 1 euro and 30 cents. Food expenses.....1,5 l bottle of milk is 1.5 euro, 5 l bottle of water is 1,8 euro, 1 kg of  pig meat is 2.5 euro,........accomodation, rent in a 2 bedroom apartment is usualy in between 200-300 euro. Please ask more question so I can provide more information