Cost of Living in Arad, 🇷🇴 Romania - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 31, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 21 $471 $393 $521 $326 $55

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 4 6 $15 $15 $20 $15 $1

Groceries 7 8 $78 $130 $417 $104 $1

Transportation 2 3 18 $53 $40 $104 $4 $4

Dining Out 16 17 8 $329 $132 $300 $58 $27

Leisure Activities 13 12 8 $69 $62 $158 $57 $12

Health Insurance 10 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 11 $28 $28 $56 — —

Total $1,110 $800 $1,576 $564 $102

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $325.53 $225 – $471 per month

Coworking Space 9 $120.63 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 $471.45 $337 – $617 per month

Coliving Space $314.20 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 16 $2.72 per cup

Beer 8 $2.40 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 17 $8.23 per meal

Fast Food Combo 16 $7.76 per meal

Apples 7 $0.71 per kg

Bread 7 $0.84 per loaf

Milk 7 $1.62 per liter

Rice 7 $2.11 per kg

Chicken Fillets 7 $6.32 per kg

Beef 7 $11.81 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 8 $6.05 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 8 $33.90 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 7 $0.41 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $0.74 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $0.74 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $4.22 per month

Gasoline 18 $2.12 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 $4.43 per trip

Scooter Rental 15 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 5 $5.61 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $9.26 per month

Gym Membership 13 $49.71 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $12.66 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $3.37 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 12 $7.38 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 19 $40.07 per pair

Summer Dress $35.50 per dress

Running Shoes 20 $73.81 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 8 $4.57 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 14 $33.74 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 8 $5.31 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 31, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 4.7417 RON on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Bucharest, Sibiu, Hanoi, Sofia

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 885.39 471.45
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 442.7 325.53
- Apples 1.33 0.71
- Beef 9.96 11.81
- Beer 2.21 2.4
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- Bread 0.89 0.84
- Chicken Fillets 4.87 6.32
- Cinema Ticket 7.75 7.38
- Coffee 2.66 2.72
- Coliving Space 553.37 314.2
- Coworking Space 132.81 120.63
- Dining Out local 88.54, nomad 597.64, expat 265.62, family 332.02, tourist 33.2 local 57.61, nomad 329.2, expat 131.68, family 300.2, tourist 26.94
- Doctor Visit (GP) 26.56 33.74
- Fast Food Combo 7.08 7.76
- Gasoline 1.66 2.12
- Groceries local 332.02, nomad 88.54, expat 442.7, family 929.66, tourist 0 local 104.13, nomad 78.1, expat 130.16, family 416.52, tourist 1.18
- Gym Membership 26.56 49.71
- Haircut 8.85 4.57
- Health Insurance local 66.4, nomad 77.47, expat 88.54, family 199.21, tourist 11.07 local 0, nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 398.43, nomad 774.72, expat 619.78, family 996.07, tourist 66.4 local 325.53, nomad 471.45, expat 392.88, family 520.84, tourist 54.83
- Internet & Mobile local 26.56, nomad 33.2, expat 28.78, family 39.84, tourist 4.43 local 14.87, family 20.48, tourist 0.84
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 15.49 9.26
- Jeans 44.27 40.07
- Laundry 5.53 not set
- Leisure Activities local 44.27, nomad 177.08, expat 110.67, family 177.08, tourist 17.71 local 57.09, nomad 69.27, expat 61.89, family 158.46, tourist 12.18
- Meal (Inexpensive) 8.85 8.23
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 39.84 33.9
- Milk 1.33 1.62
- Mobile Plan 8.85 5.61
- Monthly Transport Pass 39.84 4.22
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 3.32 5.31
- Rice 1.33 2.11
- Running Shoes 66.4 73.81
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5.53 3.37
- Scooter Rental 26.56 60.61
- Summer Dress 26.56 35.5
- Taxi Start 1.33 0.74
- Taxi per km 0.77 0.74
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 8.85 12.66
- Transportation local 44.27, nomad 66.4, expat 55.34, family 132.81, tourist 11.07 local 4.22, nomad 52.95, expat 39.66, family 103.84, tourist 4.43
- Utilities local 77.47, nomad 0, expat 88.54, family 132.81, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 55.34, expat 88.54, family 132.81 local 0, nomad 28.06, expat 28.06, family 56.13
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.89 0.41
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.85 6.05
Fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Internet (60 Mbps+), Gym Membership, Tennis Court (Weekend), Cinema Ticket, Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities, Health Insurance, Visa & Legal Fees, Airbnb (1 month), Coliving Space, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) corrected for units, package sizes, borrowed national prices, source support or exact profile arithmetic; unsupported Utilities, Laundry and domestic Health Insurance premiums withdrawn (eviza.mae.ro, ctparad.ro, hotelirisarad.ro).

Arad cost of living