Cost of Living in Constanța, 🇷🇴 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 $505 $539 $771 $426 $85

Utilities — $140 $172 $110 —

Internet & Mobile 2 3 $15 $15 $21 $15 $0

Groceries 4 13 14 15 $65 $161 $485 $121 $3

Transportation 1 12 5 $66 $59 $142 $28 $10

Dining Out 16 11 $443 $111 $382 $52 $22

Leisure Activities 6 7 11 $76 $69 $581 $61 $9

Health Insurance 9 $67 $50 $125 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 10 $28 $28 $56 — —

Total $1,265 $1,172 $2,735 $813 $131

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $426.47 $314 – $539 per month

Coworking Space $84.19 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $505.30 $426 – $612 per month

Coliving Space $337.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 11 $3.27 per cup

Beer 11 $2.52 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 16 $7.38 per meal

Fast Food Combo 11 $7.76 per meal

Apples 14 $0.95 per kg

Bread $0.84 per loaf

Milk 13 $1.94 per liter

Rice 4 $1.43 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 $6.98 per kg

Beef 11 $9.36 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 11 $6.69 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 11 $65.90 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.44 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 12 $0.63 per trip

Taxi per km 12 $0.63 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 1 $28.26 per month

Gasoline 5 $2.13 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 12 $3.78 per trip

Scooter Rental — per month

Services

Mobile Plan 2 $5.62 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 3 $9.27 per month

Gym Membership 6 $53.92 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $20.62 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2 $3.37 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 7 $7.38 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 11 $68.60 per pair

Summer Dress $42.07 per dress

Running Shoes 11 $93.60 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 11 $7.17 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 8 $63.27 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 11 $5.76 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, Varna, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1246.42 505.3
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 555.22 426.47
- Apples 1.25 0.95
- Beef 12.46 9.36
- Beer 2.72 2.52
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- Bread 1.02 0.84
- Chicken Fillets 7.25 6.98
- Cinema Ticket 7.93 7.38
- Coffee 3.29 3.27
- Coliving Space 725.19 337
- Coworking Space 192.63 84.19
- Dining Out local 67.99, nomad 634.54, expat 249.28, family 407.92, tourist 40.79 local 51.66, nomad 442.8, expat 110.7, family 381.68, tourist 22.14
- Doctor Visit (GP) 40.79 63.27
- Fast Food Combo 8.61 7.76
- Gasoline 1.69 2.13
- Groceries local 249.28, nomad 113.31, expat 317.27, family 725.19, tourist 9.06 local 121.21, nomad 65.41, expat 160.67, family 484.86, tourist 2.89
- Gym Membership 47.59 53.92
- Haircut 17 7.17
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 79.32, expat 49.86, family 124.64, tourist 2.27 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 50, family 125, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 362.59, nomad 861.16, expat 521.23, family 951.81, tourist 72.52 local 426.47, nomad 505.3, expat 538.92, family 771.45, tourist 85
- Internet & Mobile local 12.46, nomad 33.99, expat 17, family 40.79, tourist 3.4 local 14.89, family 20.51, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 9.52 9.27
- Jeans 72.52 68.6
- Laundry 13.6 not set
- Leisure Activities local 45.32, nomad 192.63, expat 135.97, family 271.95, tourist 15.86 local 61.3, nomad 76.06, expat 68.68, family 581.3, tourist 9.18
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.2 7.38
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 54.39 65.9
- Milk 1.77 1.94
- Mobile Plan 10.2 5.62
- Monthly Transport Pass 28.33 28.26
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 9.52 5.76
- Rice 1.86 1.43
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.35 3.78
- Running Shoes 95.18 93.6
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6.8 3.37
- Scooter Rental 14.73 not set
- Summer Dress 41.92 42.07
- Taxi Start 1.02 0.63
- Taxi per km 1.02 0.63
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.4 20.62
- Transportation local 28.33, nomad 101.98, expat 79.32, family 203.96, tourist 14.73 local 28.26, nomad 66.06, expat 58.5, family 141.72, tourist 9.88
- Utilities local 124.64, nomad 0, expat 169.97, family 271.95, tourist 0 local 110, nomad 0, expat 140, family 172, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 33.99, family 56.66 local 0, nomad 28.08, expat 28.08, family 56.17
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.86 0.44
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.06 6.69
Fix pass: Fast Food Combo, Wine (Mid-range), Gasoline, Mobile Plan, Cinema Ticket, Ride-hailing (5km), Doctor Visit (GP) and Pharmacy (basic meds) now cite only pages showing their inputs; national and borrowed quotes and actual units are explicit (livingcost.org, taxi-constanta.ro).

Constanța cost of living