Cost of Living in Galați, 🇷🇴 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 22 23 $506 $393 $674 $337 $58

Utilities 14 15 22 23 — $132 $193 $88 —

Internet & Mobile 4 5 6 23 $6 $15 $26 $15 $4

Groceries 12 $79 $146 $425 $121 $3

Transportation 2 10 $59 $51 $119 $34 $6

Dining Out 24 $557 $111 $278 $93 $25

Leisure Activities 11 17 $63 $47 $107 $41 $13

Health Insurance 7 18 $68 $68 $136 — —

Visa & Legal Fees 19 $28 $28 $112 — —

Total $1,366 $991 $2,070 $729 $109

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $336.75 per month

Coworking Space 13 $189.81 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 23 $506.15 $506 – $633 per month

Coliving Space $295.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 8 $2.61 per cup

Beer 24 $5.09 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 $11.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 8 $7.69 per meal

Apples 12 $0.71 per kg

Bread 12 $0.84 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.62 per liter

Rice 12 $2.11 per kg

Chicken Fillets 12 $6.32 per kg

Beef 12 $11.81 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 12 $2.11 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 8 $44.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 12 $0.41 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 10 $0.71 per trip

Taxi per km 10 $0.71 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $33.74 per month

Gasoline 3 $2.14 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 10 $4.29 per trip

Scooter Rental 20 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $5.61 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $9.26 per month

Gym Membership 11 $28.05 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $14.24 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 $6.33 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 8 $102.00 per pair

Summer Dress $32.17 per dress

Running Shoes 8 $64.20 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 8 $3.34 per visit

Laundry $2.11 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 $63.27 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 8 $5.29 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) 531.24 506.15
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 287.75 336.75
- Apples 1.11 0.71
- Beef 6.2 11.81
- Beer 1.55 5.09
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- Bread 0.66 0.84
- Chicken Fillets 3.54 6.32
- Cinema Ticket 5.53 6.33
- Coffee 2.21 2.61
- Coliving Space 354.16 295
- Coworking Space 99.61 189.81
- Dining Out local 66.4, nomad 553.37, expat 132.81, family 106.25, tourist 33.2 local 92.8, nomad 556.8, expat 111.36, family 278.4, tourist 24.99
- Doctor Visit (GP) 22.13 63.27
- Fast Food Combo 5.53 7.69
- Gasoline 1.44 2.14
- Groceries local 199.21, nomad 44.27, expat 132.81, family 619.78, tourist 0 local 121.38, nomad 78.9, expat 145.66, family 424.83, tourist 3.28
- Gym Membership 22.13 28.05
- Haircut 6.64 3.34
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 66.4, expat 44.27, family 132.81, tourist 4.43 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 68.13, family 136.26
- Housing local 287.75, nomad 486.97, expat 442.7, family 774.72, tourist 66.4 local 336.75, nomad 506.15, expat 392.88, family 673.5, tourist 58
- Internet & Mobile local 17.71, nomad 265.62, expat 22.13, family 33.2, tourist 4.43 local 14.87, nomad 5.61, family 26.09, tourist 4.49
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 13.28 9.26
- Jeans 33.2 102
- Laundry 3.32 2.11
- Leisure Activities local 22.13, nomad 88.54, expat 77.47, family 66.4, tourist 17.71 local 40.71, nomad 63.07, expat 47.04, family 106.74, tourist 12.66
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.75 11
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 26.56 44
- Milk 1.33 1.62
- Mobile Plan 6.64 5.61
- Monthly Transport Pass 22.13 33.74
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 4.43 5.29
- Rice 1.11 2.11
- Ride-hailing (5km) 3.32 4.29
- Running Shoes 44.27 64.2
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4.43 3.37
- Scooter Rental 9.96 60.61
- Summer Dress 22.13 32.17
- Taxi Start 0.89 0.71
- Taxi per km 0.44 0.71
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 12.17 14.24
- Transportation local 22.13, nomad 44.27, expat 33.2, family 132.81, tourist 8.85 local 33.74, nomad 59.48, expat 50.9, family 118.96, tourist 5.77
- Utilities local 77.47, nomad 0, family 110.67, tourist 0 local 88.04, nomad 0, expat 132.06, family 192.65, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 44.27, family 66.4 local 0, nomad 28.06, expat 28.06, family 112.24
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.66 0.41
- Wine (Mid-range) 6.64 2.11
Coffee, Monthly Transport Pass, Cinema Ticket and Gym Membership retained their checked prices; clarified the annual gym commitment and its advertised rounded monthly equivalent (livingcost.org, transurbgalati.ro, fightclubgalati.ro).

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