Robert Inklaar

economist (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

Jun 26
Romania is EU’s second cheapest country, with bloc’s lowest food prices but households still stretched
Eurostat data released on 26 June 2026 shows Romania had the EU’s lowest prices for food and recreation in 2025, and was the second cheapest country overall. Yet Romanians allocate nearly double the EU average share of their budgets to food.