Cost of Living in Oradea, 🇷🇴 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 2 3 30 13 $359 $378 $427 $303 $57

Utilities 20 13 — $112 $135 $88 —

Internet & Mobile 8 10 $6 $15 $20 $15 $0

Groceries 12 13 $68 $139 $374 $125 $3

Transportation 5 6 23 $54 $45 $110 $32 $4

Dining Out 22 13 $356 $119 $181 $43 $22

Leisure Activities 18 17 25 $77 $60 $154 $53 $12

Health Insurance 14 29 $63 $31 $78 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 $28 $28 $112 — —

Total $1,011 $927 $1,591 $659 $100

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 13 $303.08 $258 – $337 per month

Coworking Space 7 $84.19 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 13 $359.20 $314 – $505 per month

Coliving Space 4 2 $263.79 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 21 $2.72 per cup

Beer 13 12 $2.22 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 22 13 $7.17 per meal

Fast Food Combo 21 13 $6.73 per meal

Apples 12 $0.74 per kg

Bread 13 12 $0.86 per loaf

Milk 12 13 $1.69 per liter

Rice 12 $1.26 per kg

Chicken Fillets 12 13 $6.92 per kg

Beef 13 12 $9.57 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 12 $7.38 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 22 $16.45 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 12 $0.63 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $0.74 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $0.74 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 13 $23.20 per month

Gasoline 23 11 $2.12 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $4.43 per trip

Scooter Rental 31 $60.62 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 9 $5.61 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $9.26 per month

Gym Membership 18 $46.40 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 25 $16.87 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $3.37 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 13 $6.75 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 13 $63.00 per pair

Summer Dress 12 13 $25.31 per dress

Running Shoes 24 13 $63.27 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 26 $10.55 per visit

Laundry 28 $0.63 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 19 $69.59 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 13 27 $8.10 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 Arad, Sibiu, Hanoi, Sofia

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 664.05 359.2
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 442.7 303.08
- Apples 0.89 0.74
- Beef 8.85 9.57
- Beer 2.21 2.22
40 more changes
- Bread 0.89 0.86
- Chicken Fillets 5.53 6.92
- Cinema Ticket 6.64 6.75
- Coffee 2.66 2.72
- Coliving Space 553.37 263.79
- Coworking Space 88.54 84.19
- Dining Out local 88.54, nomad 885.39, expat 177.08, family 132.81, tourist 35.42 local 43.02, nomad 355.55, expat 118.94, family 180.52, tourist 21.51
- Doctor Visit (GP) 33.2 69.59
- Fast Food Combo 6.2 6.73
- Gasoline 1.44 2.12
- Groceries local 199.21, nomad 110.67, expat 265.62, family 553.37, tourist 0 local 124.69, nomad 67.81, expat 138.56, family 374.07, tourist 2.63
- Gym Membership 33.2 46.4
- Haircut 8.85 10.55
- Health Insurance local 22.13, nomad 66.4, expat 55.34, family 132.81, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 31.43, family 77.61, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 398.43, nomad 708.32, expat 486.97, family 664.05, tourist 110.67 local 303.08, nomad 359.2, expat 378, family 426.55, tourist 57.16
- Internet & Mobile local 17.71, nomad 265.62, expat 33.2, family 44.27, tourist 2.21 local 14.87, nomad 5.61, family 20.48, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 13.28 9.26
- Jeans 44.27 63
- Laundry 2.66 0.63
- Leisure Activities local 44.27, nomad 110.67, expat 88.54, family 110.67, tourist 11.07 local 53.15, nomad 76.77, expat 59.9, family 153.54, tourist 11.81
- Meal (Inexpensive) 6.64 7.17
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 35.42 16.45
- Milk 1.33 1.69
- Mobile Plan 7.75 5.61
- Monthly Transport Pass 26.56 23.2
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 3.32 8.1
- Rice 1.11 1.26
- Ride-hailing (5km) 2.66 4.43
- Running Shoes 88.54 63.27
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8.85 3.37
- Scooter Rental 6.64 60.62
- Summer Dress 26.56 25.31
- Taxi Start 0.66 0.74
- Taxi per km 0.55 0.74
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 9.96 16.87
- Transportation local 26.56, nomad 66.4, expat 44.27, family 221.35, tourist 11.07 local 32.06, nomad 54.21, expat 45.35, family 110, tourist 4.43
- Utilities local 88.54, nomad 0, expat 110.67, family 154.94, tourist 0 local 88.2, nomad 0, expat 111.6, family 135, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 2.21, nomad 0, expat 11.07, family 22.13, tourist 0 local 0, nomad 28.06, expat 28.06, family 112.25
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.66 0.63
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.85 7.38
Visa & Legal Fees nomad and expat re-cited to the MAE consular fee table (type D 300 EUR) instead of the eVisa type description page; Scooter Rental and Summer Dress kept as labelled estimates with stated inputs Source

Oradea cost of living