Cost of Living in Sibiu, 🇷🇴 Romania - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 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 6 7 8 $561 $448 $561 $337 $84

Utilities 26 27 13 — $137 $190 $67 —

Internet & Mobile 5 10 19 $15 $13 $25 $13 $0

Groceries 1 11 12 $85 $145 $472 $118 $4

Transportation 2 3 16 $65 $55 $129 $44 $7

Dining Out 1 12 $325 $122 $325 $57 $24

Leisure Activities 22 25 13 $54 $44 $890 $36 $15

Health Insurance 9 $63 $45 $120 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 14 15 $28 $28 $56 — —

Total $1,196 $1,037 $2,768 $672 $136

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 6 7 $336.75 $282 – $405 per month

Coworking Space 18 $267.16 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 6 7 8 $561.25 $448 – $674 per month

Coliving Space 6 7 $359.20 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 12 $2.82 per cup

Beer 24 12 $2.56 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 12 $8.12 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 12 $6.91 per meal

Apples 1 12 $1.09 per kg

Bread 1 12 $1.38 per loaf

Milk 1 12 $1.38 per liter

Rice 1 12 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 1 $6.61 per kg

Beef 1 12 $8.24 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 12 $7.57 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 12 $33.90 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 12 $0.95 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 20 $0.53 per trip

Taxi per km 20 21 $0.95 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $18.98 per month

Gasoline 28 4 $2.14 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 1 16 $6.86 per trip

Scooter Rental 17 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 19 5 $3.37 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $9.26 per month

Gym Membership 22 $31.64 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $14.24 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $3.37 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 25 $4.22 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $62.90 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $32.17 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $80.30 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $4.81 per visit

Laundry 1 $2.11 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 23 $23.21 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $8.14 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 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 Hanoi, Berlin, Sofia, Budapest

Livingcost Sibiu crowdsourced COL (updated Jun 2026)Index
TURSIB fares — 90 lei 30-day internal passOfficial
TURSIB 30-day urban passOfficial
Romania gasoline RON 10.14/litre (Oct 2026)Index
Orange PrePay 3€ and 5€ credit SIM/eSIMOfficial
OLX Sibiu garsoniere €260–450/month (Oct 2026)Listings
Furnished Lower Town rentals €250–350/monthListings
Airbnb Sibiu monthly furnished staysListings
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Digi FiberLink 1000 — 8.25 euro/month TVA inclusOfficial
Mega Image Fragedo chicken breast 31.34 lei/kg promoShop
Mega Image Lapte category (Sibiu delivery chain)Shop
Numbeo Sibiu cross-check (utilities, preschool)Index
Romania eVisa long-stay types and EUR 300 type D feeOfficial
IGI D/AS digital-nomad long-stay routeOfficial
Bolt Romania ride-hailOfficial
Bolt scooter from €0.15/minute (regional tariff; borrowed for Sibiu)Official
KEMO Sibiu flexible open-space seat €200+TVA/monthOfficial
Digi Mobil Optim 3 — 3€/month (country prep mobile reference)Official
Taxi 953 Sibiu — pornire 2.49 lei, 2.49 lei/km (interior)Official
Aeroportul Sibiu — tarif maximal 4.5 lei/km (HCL 321/2022)Official
HABIT30 Sibiu — HABIT FIT FULL 150 lei/monthOfficial
Memormed Sibiu — consult medic de familie neînscris 110 leiOfficial
Mega Image MEGA bere blondă 2L — 6.69 leiShop
Cinema Ion Besoiu Sibiu — bilet 20 leiSecondary
Apă Canal Sibiu — apă 7.52 lei/mc + canal 5.67 lei/mc (cu TVA)Official
E.ON — energie electrică la preț contractual de piață (post-iulie 2025)Official
Sibiu pump boards — OMV 1 Sibiu 10.12 lei/L benzină 95 (Oct 2026)Secondary

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1269.08 561.25
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 487.24 336.75
- Beef 11.78 8.24
- Beer 2.72 2.56
- Bread 1.25 1.38
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- Chicken Fillets 7.25 6.61
- Cinema Ticket 7.93 4.22
- Coffee 3.29 2.82
- Coliving Space 634.54 359.2
- Coworking Space 169.97 267.16
- Dining Out local 79.32, nomad 725.19, expat 271.95, family 407.92, tourist 49.86 local 56.84, nomad 324.8, expat 121.8, family 324.8, tourist 24.36
- Doctor Visit (GP) 45.32 23.21
- Fast Food Combo 8.61 6.91
- Gasoline 1.78 2.14
- Groceries local 249.28, nomad 101.98, expat 317.27, family 634.54, tourist 9.06 local 118.03, nomad 85, expat 145, family 472.12, tourist 4.06
- Gym Membership 43.06 31.64
- Haircut 17 4.81
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 79.32, expat 33.99, family 101.98 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 45, family 120, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 339.93, nomad 861.16, expat 498.57, family 951.81, tourist 79.32 local 337.35, nomad 561.25, expat 448.41, family 561.25, tourist 84.19
- Internet & Mobile local 12.46, nomad 40.79, expat 15.86, family 40.79, tourist 3.4 local 12.63, nomad 14.87, family 25.26, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 9.52 9.26
- Jeans 72.52 62.9
- Laundry 11.33 2.11
- Leisure Activities local 45.32, nomad 181.3, expat 135.97, family 271.95, tourist 18.13 local 35.86, nomad 54.32, expat 44.41, family 889.76, tourist 15.19
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.2 8.12
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 49.86 33.9
- Milk 1.63 1.38
- Mobile Plan 10.2 3.37
- Monthly Transport Pass 19.26 18.98
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.93 8.14
- Rice 1.93 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.35 6.86
- Running Shoes 95.18 80.3
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6.8 3.37
- Scooter Rental 10.2 60.61
- Summer Dress 40.79 32.17
- Taxi Start 1.02 0.53
- Taxi per km 1.02 0.95
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 18.13 14.24
- Transportation local 18.13, nomad 79.32, expat 113.31, family 192.63, tourist 13.6 local 43.87, nomad 65.33, expat 54.5, family 128.5, tourist 6.86
- Utilities local 124.64, nomad 0, expat 169.97, family 271.95, tourist 0 local 66.9, nomad 0, expat 137.09, family 189.77, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 27.19, family 45.32 local 0, nomad 28.06, expat 28.06, family 56.12
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.86 0.95
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.06 7.57
Apartment (1 bedroom) local, Fast Food Combo local, Milk local, Beef local, Wine (Mid-range) local, Taxi Start local, Taxi per km local, Gasoline local, Gym Membership local, Tennis Court (Weekend) local, Cinema Ticket local, Summer Dress local, Housing nomad, Transportation local, Leisure Activities local, Health Insurance nomad, Visa & Legal Fees family, Airbnb (1 month) local, Coliving Space local, Scooter Rental local, SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) local, Laundry local, Doctor Visit (GP) local moved to current market prices (taxi953sibiu.ro, sibiuairport.ro, habit30.ro, memormed.ro, sibiuindependent.ro, sibiunews.net, apacansb.ro, eon.ro, livingcost.org, olx.ro).

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