Romania

Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Kingdom = 1×

Romania vs

United Kingdom

Overall verdict

Romania is about 0.74× United Kingdom.

Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Kingdom = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Kingdom. A bar running right means Romania is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than

United Kingdom United Kingdom = 1×

Romania is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.03
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.94
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.56
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.55

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Romania, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.0× what it does in United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.03

Romania £51.24 EUR 59.99

United Kingdom £49.99 GBP 49.99

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.94

Romania £1.44 USD 1.911

United Kingdom £1.54 USD 2.037

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.93

Romania £1.58 USD 2.087

United Kingdom £1.69 USD 2.235

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.56

Romania £2.97 RON 17.45

United Kingdom £5.29 GBP 5.29

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.55

Romania £0.17 USD 0.222

United Kingdom £0.30 USD 0.402

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com