Cost of Living in Bran, 🇷🇴 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 17 $427 $427 $427 $427 $53

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 $15 $15 $21 $15 $0

Groceries 6 $79 $135 $449 $112 $4

Transportation 3 $44 $44 $89 $44 $3

Dining Out 16 $380 $114 $304 $57 $28

Leisure Activities 2 11 15 $94 $67 $133 $60 $9

Health Insurance 8 $67 — — — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 9 $28 $28 $112 — —

Total $1,134 $830 $1,535 $715 $99

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $426.86 per month

Coworking Space 10 18 $271.84 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $561.25 per month

Coliving Space 1 $280.83 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 14 $2.72 per cup

Beer 16 $3.60 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 16 $9.49 per meal

Fast Food Combo 12 $7.80 per meal

Apples 6 $0.71 per kg

Bread 6 $0.84 per loaf

Milk 6 $1.62 per liter

Rice 6 $2.11 per kg

Chicken Fillets 6 $6.32 per kg

Beef $9.49 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 6 $4.00 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 16 $44.29 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 6 $0.41 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $0.46 per trip

Taxi per km $0.46 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $44.29 per month

Gasoline 7 $2.14 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $2.77 per trip

Scooter Rental $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $5.62 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $9.27 per month

Gym Membership 15 $53.92 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $14.24 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 11 $6.33 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 12 $55.20 per pair

Summer Dress $32.17 per dress

Running Shoes 12 $84.50 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 12 $7.25 per visit

Laundry $6.33 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $23.20 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $8.14 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 Sibiu, Bucharest, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 775.61 561.25
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 398.88 426.86
- Apples 1.33 0.71
- Beef 8.86 9.49
- Beer 1.77 3.6
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- Bread 0.89 0.84
- Chicken Fillets 5.54 6.32
- Cinema Ticket 6.65 6.33
- Coffee 2.22 2.72
- Coliving Space 443.2 280.83
- Coworking Space 99.72 271.84
- Dining Out local 66.48, nomad 531.84, expat 177.28, family 221.6, tourist 39.89 local 56.94, nomad 379.6, expat 113.88, family 303.68, tourist 28.47
- Doctor Visit (GP) 22.16 23.2
- Fast Food Combo 6.2 7.8
- Gasoline 1.55 2.14
- Groceries local 155.12, nomad 55.4, expat 243.76, family 443.2, tourist 0 local 112.18, nomad 78.53, expat 134.62, family 448.72, tourist 3.92
- Gym Membership 26.59 53.92
- Haircut 8.86 7.25
- Health Insurance local 33.24, nomad 55.4, expat 77.56, family 155.12, tourist 0 nomad 67.2, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 265.92, nomad 709.13, expat 487.52, family 664.8, tourist 77.56 local 426.86, tourist 52.72
- Internet & Mobile local 15.51, nomad 39.89, expat 26.59, family 33.24, tourist 0 local 14.89, family 20.51, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 13.3 9.27
- Jeans 39.89 55.2
- Laundry 4.43 6.33
- Leisure Activities local 33.24, nomad 132.96, expat 88.64, family 110.8, tourist 22.16 local 60.25, nomad 93.7, expat 66.58, family 133.16, tourist 9.14
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.76 9.49
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 33.24 44.29
- Milk 1.44 1.62
- Mobile Plan 7.76 5.62
- Monthly Transport Pass 26.59 44.29
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.65 8.14
- Rice 1.11 2.11
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.43 2.77
- Running Shoes 66.48 84.5
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5.54 3.37
- Scooter Rental 17.73 60.61
- Summer Dress 26.59 32.17
- Taxi Start 1.77 0.46
- Taxi per km 0.78 0.46
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 11.08 14.24
- Transportation local 33.24, nomad 66.48, expat 44.32, family 132.96, tourist 13.3 local 44.29, family 88.58, tourist 2.95
- Utilities local 55.4, nomad 0, expat 77.56, family 110.8, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 22.16, expat 44.32, family 88.64 local 0, nomad 28.08, expat 28.08, family 112.32
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.66 0.41
- Wine (Mid-range) 7.76 4
Independent-check fix pass: Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Bread, Milk, Rice, Chicken Fillets, Beef, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Monthly Transport Pass, 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), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Haircut, Laundry, Doctor Visit (GP), Pharmacy (basic meds) corrected or explicitly marked unverified after checking units, arithmetic, actual borrowed locations and source access. Removed unsupported rental ranges and category totals; retained unverified individual prices only as light-depth carry-forwards. Visa & Legal Fees now cites the official fee page (eviza.mae.ro). Rental evidence (homezz.ro); Bran dining evidence (rareforest.ro); transport tariff (ratbv.ro).

Bran cost of living