Cost of Living in Sighisoara, 🇷🇴 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 14 24 $562 $345 $674 $315 $88

Utilities 8 9 10 — $110 $165 $55 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 $15 $13 $25 $13 $0

Groceries 4 $78 $125 $432 $108 $4

Transportation 2 3 27 28 $50 $52 $125 $42 $7

Dining Out 11 12 30 $339 $113 $277 $59 $30

Leisure Activities 13 25 26 $70 $57 $85 $50 $18

Health Insurance 16 29 $63 $45 $120 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 17 18 $28 $28 $56 — —

Total $1,205 $888 $1,959 $642 $149

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $314.51 $225 – $393 per month

Coworking Space 19 $267.35 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 24 $561.68 $449 – $730 per month

Coliving Space 1 $359.16 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 30 $2.72 per cup

Beer 4 $2.60 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 12 11 $8.44 per meal

Fast Food Combo 12 $6.54 per meal

Apples 4 $0.71 per kg

Bread 4 $0.84 per loaf

Milk 4 $1.62 per liter

Rice 4 $2.11 per kg

Chicken Fillets 4 $6.32 per kg

Beef 4 $11.81 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 4 $6.41 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 11 $43.45 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 4 $0.44 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 27 $0.53 per trip

Taxi per km 28 27 $0.95 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $22.99 per month

Gasoline 20 21 $2.12 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 27 $3.15 per trip

Scooter Rental 23 $60.66 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $3.37 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $9.26 per month

Gym Membership 25 $31.63 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $14.24 per hour

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

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 26 $7.38 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 15 $62.90 per pair

Summer Dress $32.17 per dress

Running Shoes 15 $80.30 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 31 $7.25 per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 22 $23.20 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 15 $8.14 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 Sibiu, Bucharest, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 775.61 561.68
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 398.88 314.51
- Apples 1 0.71
- Beef 9.97 11.81
- Beer 2.22 2.6
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- Bread 0.78 0.84
- Chicken Fillets 6.2 6.32
- Cinema Ticket 6.65 7.38
- Coffee 2.66 2.72
- Coliving Space 554 359.16
- Coworking Space 99.72 267.35
- Dining Out local 66.48, nomad 443.2, expat 221.6, family 265.92, tourist 33.24 local 58.8, nomad 339.12, expat 113.41, family 276.91, tourist 30.17
- Doctor Visit (GP) 33.24 23.2
- Fast Food Combo 6.2 6.54
- Gasoline 1.55 2.12
- Groceries local 265.92, nomad 66.48, expat 398.88, family 664.8, tourist 0 local 108, nomad 78, expat 125, family 432, tourist 4.2
- Gym Membership 33.24 31.63
- Haircut 8.86 7.25
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 66.48, expat 88.64, family 221.6 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 45, family 120, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 332.4, nomad 620.48, expat 487.52, family 775.61, tourist 66.48 local 314.51, nomad 561.68, expat 345.02, family 674.01, tourist 88.17
- Internet & Mobile local 22.16, nomad 33.24, expat 26.59, family 33.24, tourist 0 local 12.63, nomad 14.88, family 25.26, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 14.4 9.26
- Jeans 44.32 62.9
- Laundry 3.32 not set
- Leisure Activities local 22.16, nomad 110.8, expat 88.64, family 177.28, tourist 8.86 local 49.55, nomad 70.35, expat 56.93, family 85, tourist 17.92
- Meal (Inexpensive) 7.76 8.44
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 28.81 43.45
- Milk 1.33 1.62
- Mobile Plan 7.76 3.37
- Monthly Transport Pass 26.59 22.99
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 5.54 8.14
- Rice 1.44 2.11
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.54 3.15
- Running Shoes 77.56 80.3
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4.43 3.37
- Scooter Rental 22.16 60.66
- Summer Dress 33.24 32.17
- Taxi Start 1.77 0.53
- Taxi per km 0.66 0.95
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.3 14.24
- Transportation local 17.73, nomad 44.32, expat 44.32, family 110.8, tourist 11.08 local 41.94, nomad 50, expat 52, family 125.08, tourist 7.05
- Utilities local 77.56, nomad 0, expat 88.64, family 132.96, tourist 0 local 55, nomad 0, expat 110, family 165, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 44.32, expat 66.48, family 44.32 local 0, nomad 28.08, expat 28.08, family 56.16
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.78 0.44
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.97 6.41
fix pass after the independent check — replaced the dead aggregator page and the bot-walled taxi and electricity pages, re-anchored meals on Sighișoara menus, corrected leaflet pairings and formula arithmetic; Beef, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Wine (Mid-range), Beer, Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Ride-hailing (5km), Haircut, Laundry, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Transportation (nomad and tourist), Dining Out (local, expat, family and tourist), Leisure Activities (all profiles), Scooter Rental, Internet & Mobile (nomad, family and tourist), Utilities (family), Visa & Legal Fees (family), Apartment (1 bedroom) band, Airbnb (1 month) band, Coffee, Coworking Space, Gym Membership, Doctor Visit (GP), Coliving Space, Monthly Transport Pass, Housing (local, nomad, family and tourist), Jeans, Running Shoes, Pharmacy (basic meds) re-cited or adjusted to pages that show their numbers (casavladdracul.ro, asianboxsighisoara.ro, taxi953sibiu.ro, economisi.ro, ro-hotels.com)

Sighisoara cost of living