Cost of Living in Craiova, 🇷🇴 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 3 26 $520 $405 $549 $337 $75

Utilities 17 3 — $112 $155 $73 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 6 $17 $15 $27 $15 $0

Groceries 9 3 $78 $115 $368 $92 $6

Transportation 2 16 $62 $52 $122 $38 $8

Dining Out 3 29 $275 $105 $275 $93 $21

Leisure Activities 20 11 21 27 $74 $60 $960 $50 $14

Health Insurance 7 24 $63 $60 $183 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 13 14 $28 $28 $56 — —

Total $1,117 $952 $2,695 $698 $126

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 3 $393.15 $281 – $471 per month

Coworking Space 10 $115.16 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 3 $520.28 $405 – $634 per month

Coliving Space 1 $315.50 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 19 3 $2.42 per cup

Beer 9 3 $2.92 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 29 $7.78 per meal

Fast Food Combo 3 $7.66 per meal

Apples 9 $0.71 per kg

Bread 9 $0.84 per loaf

Milk 9 3 $1.62 per liter

Rice 9 $2.11 per kg

Chicken Fillets 9 $6.32 per kg

Beef 9 3 $11.81 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 9 $6.32 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 29 $40.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 9 $0.41 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 16 3 $0.93 per trip

Taxi per km 16 8 $0.63 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $25.31 per month

Gasoline 18 28 $2.12 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 16 $3.74 per trip

Scooter Rental 15 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 5 $5.62 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $9.26 per month

Gym Membership 20 3 $33.56 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 21 $8.44 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 11 $8.01 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 22 3 $40.04 per pair

Summer Dress 23 $33.71 per dress

Running Shoes 3 $84.10 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 3 $4.27 per visit

Laundry 25 $1.16 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 $50.62 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 3 $9.19 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) 886.41 520.28
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 487.52 393.15
- Apples 1.33 0.71
- Beef 11.08 11.81
- Beer 2.22 2.92
40 more changes
- Bread 0.89 0.84
- Chicken Fillets 6.65 6.32
- Cinema Ticket 6.65 8.01
- Coffee 2.66 2.42
- Coliving Space 554 315.5
- Coworking Space 88.64 115.16
- Dining Out local 44.32, nomad 354.56, expat 177.28, family 110.8, tourist 26.59 local 93, nomad 275, expat 105, family 275, tourist 21
- Doctor Visit (GP) 33.24 50.62
- Fast Food Combo 6.2 7.66
- Gasoline 1.66 2.12
- Groceries local 199.44, nomad 66.48, expat 310.24, family 531.84, tourist 0 local 92, nomad 78, expat 115, family 368, tourist 5.5
- Gym Membership 26.59 33.56
- Haircut 8.86 4.27
- Health Insurance local 44.32, nomad 88.64, expat 110.8, family 221.6, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 59.89, family 182.65, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 288.08, nomad 620.48, expat 443.2, family 554, tourist 77.56 local 337.01, nomad 520.28, expat 405.34, family 548.96, tourist 74.87
- Internet & Mobile local 26.59, nomad 44.32, expat 33.24, family 39.89, tourist 4.43 local 14.88, nomad 17.12, family 26.5, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 13.3 9.26
- Jeans 44.32 40.04
- Laundry 4.43 1.16
- Leisure Activities local 22.16, nomad 332.4, expat 66.48, family 110.8, tourist 13.3 local 49.57, nomad 73.5, expat 59.81, family 960, tourist 14.34
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.76 7.78
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 33.24 40
- Milk 1.55 1.62
- Mobile Plan 8.86 5.62
- Monthly Transport Pass 17.73 25.31
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.43 9.19
- Rice 1.99 2.11
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.43 3.74
- Running Shoes 66.48 84.1
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9.97 3.37
- Scooter Rental 26.59 60.61
- Summer Dress 33.24 33.71
- Taxi Start 0.89 0.93
- Taxi per km 0.55 0.63
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.3 8.44
- Transportation local 22.16, nomad 66.48, expat 88.64, family 155.12, tourist 8.86 local 38, nomad 62, expat 52, family 122, tourist 7.8
- Utilities local 110.8, nomad 66.48, expat 121.88, family 155.12, tourist 0 local 73.44, nomad 0, expat 112.38, family 155.12, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 66.48, family 110.8 local 0, nomad 28.06, expat 28.06, family 56.12
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.55 0.41
- Wine (Mid-range) 11.08 6.32
Fix pass rebuilt Leisure Activities totals around the verified operator prices — local 35 → 49.57, nomad 55 → 73.50, expat 45 → 59.81, family 410 → 960 (two preschool places), tourist 12 → 14.34 USD (Stay Fit, Cineplexx, Eco Urbis, Muzeul de Artă Craiova, muzeuldeartacraiova.ro); Health Insurance expat 42 → 59.89 and family 110 → 182.65 USD now cite Regina Maria plan prices (reginamaria.ro); Internet & Mobile family 26.51 → 26.50 USD (exact formula sum); Groceries, Transportation and Dining Out formulas restated so each reproduces the stored value; Visa & Legal Fees now cites the official fee page (eviza.mae.ro).

Craiova cost of living