Romania vs Slovenia: Cost of Living Comparison

Two countries, different ways of life.

Compare income, living costs excluding rent and purchasing power for the same products.

Romania · average monthly net salaryRON 4,663Exchange rate unavailable

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Slovenia · average monthly net salary€1,524≈ ₺85,193 TRY

Average net income

RON 4,663Exchange rate unavailable

€1,524≈ ₺85,193 TRY

Recorded source data

Living costs (excluding rent)

RON 3,026Exchange rate unavailable

€817≈ ₺45,677 TRY

Monthly · excluding rent

Family of four costs (excluding rent)

RON 10,717Exchange rate unavailable

€2,817≈ ₺157,464 TRY

Monthly · excluding rent

Petrol 95 (1 litre)

RON 9.98Exchange rate unavailable

€1.67≈ ₺93.37 TRY

Recorded source data

Apple iPhone 18 Pro 256GB

RON 7,700Exchange rate unavailable

€1,560≈ ₺87,215 TRY

Same product model

Essential Living Costs Compared

Bars show each expense as a share of net salary in its own country.

Expense	Romania	Slovenia
Living costs (excluding rent)	RON 3,025.50Exchange rate unavailable	€817.00≈ ₺45,676.59 TRY
Family of four costs (excluding rent)	RON 10,717.30Exchange rate unavailable	€2,816.50≈ ₺157,464.04 TRY
Petrol 95 (1 litre)	RON 9.98Exchange rate unavailable	€1.67≈ ₺93.37 TRY
Diesel (1 litre)	RON 10.62Exchange rate unavailable	€1.94≈ ₺108.46 TRY
LPG (1 litre)	RON 4.69Exchange rate unavailable	€0.98≈ ₺54.79 TRY

Purchasing Power Overview

Sourced expenses relative to average net salary; not a quality-of-life score.

RomaniaSloveniaShare of net salary · lower expense share · Outer ring 230%

Romania and Slovenia: details that can change the decision

Read country averages alongside local housing choices and access to the same product.

Romania · The impact of housing choice

Romania has 2 recorded cities whose central one-bedroom rents range from RON 3,000–RON 3,223; this is neither a national rent average nor a distribution of all listings.

City	Centre / outside centre	Source date
Cluj-Napoca	RON 3,000 / RON 2,478	2026-08-04
Bucharest	RON 3,223 / RON 2,146	2026-09-17

Do not relabel national salary as pay in these cities. Compare like-sized homes, included utilities and commuting costs; a lower rent may not translate into an equal saving.

Slovenia · The impact of housing choice

Slovenia has 2 recorded cities whose central one-bedroom rents range from €501–€983; this is neither a national rent average nor a distribution of all listings.

City	Centre / outside centre	Source date
Maribor	€501 / €422	2026-07-17
Ljubljana	€983 / €798	2026-09-19

Do not relabel national salary as pay in these cities. Compare like-sized homes, included utilities and commuting costs; a lower rent may not translate into an equal saving.

The same product, a different income burden

The comparison below uses same-model records with prices in both countries. Working days do not deduct living costs and are not an actual savings timeline.

Product	Romania	Slovenia	Income-relative assessment
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M5 / 16 GB / 512 GB	33.5 working days RON 7,099.90 RON 2026-09-20	21.1 working days €1,459.99 EUR 2026-09-20	Slovenia: 12.4 fewer working days; the same model requires a smaller share of average income.
Apple iPhone 18 Pro 256GB	36.3 working days RON 7,699.99 RON 2026-09-20	22.5 working days €1,559.99 EUR 2026-09-20	Slovenia: 13.8 fewer working days; the same model requires a smaller share of average income.

Which evidence supports this result?

Salary and living costs are compared in each country’s own currency, so their ratio needs no currency conversion. Population describes scale, not prosperity. City and product records can have different dates; the relevant sources and record dates are shown below.

Romania

Average net income · Source · 2026-09-20
Living costs (excluding rent) · Source · 2026-09-18
Population · Source · 2026-09-20

Slovenia

Average net income · Source · 2026-09-20
Living costs (excluding rent) · Source · 2026-09-19
Population · Source · 2026-09-20

Read the calculation methodology →

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Country data and working time for the same product.

20 September 2026 dataset · Original source dates are preserved. Living costs exclude rent; city rents are not country averages.

IN THE SAME CURRENCY

See what the salaries amount to

Romania

Average monthly net salary

RON 4,663Exchange rate unavailable

No exchange rate available; local amount retained.

Slovenia

Average monthly net salary

€1,524≈ ₺85,193 TRY

1 EUR ≈ 55.9077 TRY

Equivalents use stored exchange rates, not live bank quotes. Rate dates and sources are in the methodology below.

Single person · monthly costs (excluding rent)

RomaniaRON 3,025.50Exchange rate unavailableSource2026-09-18

Slovenia€817.00≈ ₺45,676.59 TRYSource2026-09-19

Family of four · monthly costs (excluding rent)

RomaniaRON 10,717.30Exchange rate unavailableSource2026-09-18

Slovenia€2,816.50≈ ₺157,464.04 TRYSource2026-09-19

Gasoline 95 · litre

RomaniaRON 9.98Exchange rate unavailableSource2026-09-14

Slovenia€1.67≈ ₺93.37 TRYSource2026-09-14

Diesel · litre

RomaniaRON 10.62Exchange rate unavailableSource2026-09-14

Slovenia€1.94≈ ₺108.46 TRYSource2026-09-14

LPG · litre

RomaniaRON 4.69Exchange rate unavailableSource2026-09-14

Slovenia€0.98≈ ₺54.79 TRYSource2026-09-14

RomaniaRON 7.20 RON< 0.1 working daysbenchmarkSource

Slovenia€1.23 EUR< 0.1 working daysbenchmarkSource

City rents · not country averages

Romania

Cluj-Napoca: RON 3,000

Bucharest: RON 3,223

Slovenia

Maribor: €501

Ljubljana: €983

Sources and calculation method

Product price ÷ average monthly net salary × monthly working days. Living expenses are not deducted. Currency equivalents use the ratio of existing euro-based rates. Missing rates produce no conversion.

RON: No sourced exchange rate record.

EUR: Euro is the base currency.

TRY: Rate source · 2026-09-20 14:18:58