How Much Does a Month of Life Cost Us in Romania? How Much Money Do We Need and Where Do the Revenues Actually Go? • Newsweek Romania
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A household in Romania had in the first quarter of 2026 average monthly revenues of 9,444 lei and expenses of 8,015 lei, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Expenditures represented 84.9% of revenues, and over half of the budget for consumption was used for food, housing, utilities and fuels.
Romanians earn more than a year ago, but spending increases at an even faster pace. A Romanian household had, in the first quarter of 2026, average revenues of 9,444 lei per month, while spending reached 8,015 lei, according to data published on Friday, September 25, by the National Institute of Statistics.
The average monthly total income in the first quarter of 2026 was 9444 lei in nominal terms on a household, representing 3908 lei per person, decreasing by 0.9% on a household and increasing by 2.0% on a person, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025.
Romanian wages and incomes have increased in the last year, showing the most recent data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The average net wage reached 5,266 lei per month in 2025, with 307 lei more than in the previous year, while the average income of a household rose to [...]
The average monthly total income in the first quarter of 2026 was 9,444 lei per household, falling by 0.9% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, in nominal terms, according to data published by the Institute on Friday...
The income of a household in Romania averaged 9,444 lei per month in the first quarter of 2026. However, expenditure increased at a faster rate and consumed nearly 85% of the available money.
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