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Type an amount in Romanian leu and read it in Euro at once. The page uses the European Central Bank's reference rate, and tells you which day that rate is from.
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Where these codes and rates come from
The three letters in EUR, USD or JPY are not an abbreviation someone invented for a website: they are ISO 4217, a standard in which the first two letters are the country's own code and the third is usually the initial of the currency. The figures on this page come from the European Central Bank, which publishes one set of reference rates each working day, around 16:00 Central European time, agreed between the central banks of the Eurosystem. They are a daily snapshot meant for statistics and accounting, not a live trading feed — which is exactly why they are the same number for everyone, rather than whatever one bank happened to quote at one moment.
Where you meet an exchange rate
You meet an exchange rate four or five times a year without thinking about it: booking a trip, paying an invoice issued abroad, buying from a foreign shop, reading a salary offer in another currency, or checking what a card charge really cost. In all of these the reference rate is the honest middle, and the price you actually pay sits a little to one side of it. Knowing the middle is what lets you see how wide that margin is.
Questions people ask
Is this the rate my bank will give me?
No, and no page can promise one. This is the European Central Bank's reference rate: the midpoint published once a day for statistics. A bank, a card scheme or an exchange office adds its own margin on top — usually between half a percent and three percent, sometimes more at an airport counter. Use this figure to judge the offer you are given, not to predict it.
How often does the figure change, and what happens at weekends?
The European Central Bank publishes once each working day, in the afternoon, Central European time. There is no publication on Saturdays, Sundays or TARGET holidays, so on those days the page shows the last working day's rate and says which day it belongs to. The chart alongside is one year of the same daily series.
Is the answer exact?
Where both units are defined in terms of one another by whole numbers, yes — the page says so above the figure, and the only rounding is in how many digits are shown. Where the ratio has no finite decimal, the page shows twelve significant digits and says the relation is approximate rather than pretending otherwise.
Does anything I type leave my device?
No. The arithmetic runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded and there is no server to upload it to. Load the page once and it keeps working with the network switched off.
Seven questions about the leu and the euro that every visitor to Romania ends up asking
Romania is a member of the European Union, it sits inside the Schengen area for air, sea and land travel, and its landlords, car dealers and property agents quote prices in euros. Yet the money in your pocket is the leu, plural lei, a currency with its own banknotes, its own central bank and its own mood swings. The result is a country in which two currencies are constantly in conversation, and a visitor, an expatriate or a Romanian with a foreign client has to move between them every day. This page makes that movement simple. It takes the European Central Bank's reference rate for the leu against the euro, shows the result with the date and keeps your amount in your browser. The text below is organised around seven questions that newcomers ask again and again, and each is a reason to Convert RON to EUR and to understand what the number means.
Using the converter
Lei in, euros out
Because it takes only a second to Convert RON to EUR, it is worth repeating the step whenever a price changes.
Type an amount in lei and the page shows the euro equivalent, with the date of the rate underneath. At weekends the page uses Friday's figure and says so plainly. A table of round amounts and a line chart of the last thirty days are below the result. To go in the opposite direction, from euros into lei, use Convert EUR to RON.
Reference rate, not a quote
The European Central Bank publishes the rate once a working day. It is the middle of the market, with no margin for any bank. The rates you meet in a Romanian exchange office or on a card statement are a little worse, and the difference is the price of the service. Each time you Convert RON to EUR here, you obtain the number against which any offer should be measured. Under one per cent is excellent, two or three per cent is normal for banks, and more than four is a signal to look for another way.
Question one: why do Romanians talk about prices in euros?
Rent, cars and flats
Anyone looking for a flat in Bucharest, Cluj or Timișoara quickly notices that rents and sale prices are advertised in euros, even though the contract may be signed in lei. The habit grew up in the 1990s, when the leu lost value fast and the euro and the German mark served as a stable measure. It persists because large purchases are financed by foreign-currency savings, and because many landlords and sellers feel more secure in a hard currency. Cars, building materials and equipment are also priced in euros in many shops.
What it means for you
Before you sign a lease in euros, Convert RON to EUR for your net salary and for the rent, and work out the share.
If you rent in euros but earn in lei, you take the exchange-rate risk. A rent of 600 euros means a different number of lei each month. Before signing, ask which currency the payment is made in and at what rate. A clause that fixes the rate on a given date, usually the central bank's rate on the day of payment, is common. When you Convert RON to EUR for your salary, you see how much of it the rent will consume.
A rule of thumb for renters
Divide your net monthly salary in lei by the euro rate from this page. If the rent in euros is more than a third of the result, your budget will be tight. Utilities, food and transport come on top, and the habit of sharing a flat is widespread among young people for this reason.
Question two: will Romania adopt the euro?
The legal commitment
Under its accession treaty, Romania is obliged to adopt the euro once it meets the convergence criteria, which concern inflation, public debt, the budget deficit, interest rates and the stability of the exchange rate. No fixed date has been set, and governments have talked about targets that have been revised more than once. The country has done well on some criteria and less well on others, especially the budget deficit.
What it would change
Adopting the euro would remove the exchange-rate risk for people who earn in lei and pay in euros, and for firms that trade with the euro area. It would also end the central bank's ability to set its own interest rate. Supporters see lower costs and more stability; critics fear losing a tool to cushion shocks. For a visitor, the leu will be around for years, so the need to Convert RON to EUR remains.
Question three: how stable is the leu?
The managed float
Over a year the leu may drift by a few per cent, so Convert RON to EUR at the start and at the end of any long stay to see the change.
The National Bank of Romania lets the leu float against the euro but intervenes to prevent sharp swings. For years the rate has moved in a narrow band, and the central bank has built up foreign-currency reserves to defend it. The leu has weakened gradually over time, which is typical for a country with inflation above the euro area's. A traveller can treat the rate as slow-moving, but a trend over several years can add up.
Inflation and interest rates
Romanian inflation has been higher than in the euro area for most of the last decade, and interest rates have been higher too. The difference in rates attracts investors and supports the currency. If inflation rises and the central bank is slow to react, the leu can weaken. This is a slow-burning process, not a day-to-day worry for tourists.
Question four: where is it cheapest to change money?
Banks, exchange offices and cash machines
Spend a minute before you leave the hotel to Convert RON to EUR, and take the figure with you to the counter.
In Romania, licensed exchange offices are common and post their buy and sell rates openly. Those in the centre of big cities or at airports charge a wider spread. A small office a few streets away can offer a better rate. Cash machines of large banks dispense lei at a rate close to the reference one, but your own bank may add a fee. Decline the machine's offer to convert into euros: its dynamic conversion is poor.
Cards and tipping
Cards are accepted widely in towns, including contactless payment, but small shops and markets still prefer cash. A tip of about ten per cent is customary in restaurants, left in cash even when you pay by card. Keep small notes for this purpose. Always Convert RON to EUR for your daily budget so you know how much to withdraw.
What to avoid
Avoid exchanging money in the street, even if the rate seems tempting. Avoid offices that do not display the rate in plain view. Count the notes before leaving the counter and keep the receipt.
Question five: how much does a day cost?
Food and drink
A coffee costs 10 to 20 lei, a lunch menu in a restaurant 30 to 50, a dinner for two with wine 150 to 300. Street food such as covrigi, simple pretzels, and langoși, fried dough, costs a few lei. A supermarket basket for a day's picnic can be had for 30 to 50 lei. Convert RON to EUR for each and you will see how modest the sums are in euro terms.
Lodging and transport
Longer stays call for weekly sums: Convert RON to EUR for the hotel and the travel pass together, and divide by seven.
A budget hotel room costs 200 to 400 lei, a mid-range room 400 to 700, and a boutique hotel in a historic centre 600 to 1,200. A single metro ticket in Bucharest costs a few lei, and a day pass about 15. Train fares between major cities are modest, and a seat on a fast train from Bucharest to Brașov costs 60 to 100 lei. Buses and minibuses cover the rest.
Museums and sights
For a day of sightseeing, Convert RON to EUR for the tickets and the lunch, so you can see whether a combined pass is worth it.
Entry to the Palace of the Parliament, one of the largest buildings in the world, costs around 70 lei for a guided tour. Peleș Castle in Sinaia costs about 60 for the main tour. Painted monasteries in the north charge a few lei. Most museums are inexpensive. Visitors who plan several sights should look for combined tickets.
Question six: how do Romanians save and send money?
Savings in two currencies
A saver who holds both leu and euros can Convert RON to EUR every quarter and watch how the mix changes in value.
Many Romanians keep part of their savings in euros as a hedge against the leu's long-run decline. Deposits in euros pay lower interest than those in lei, but they protect purchasing power for trips abroad and for large purchases quoted in euros. When they need lei, they convert at the bank or an exchange office. Anyone who does this regularly should compare the bank's rate against the reference rate shown here.
Money sent from abroad
Families who receive money often Convert RON to EUR on the transfer amount and compare the result with the euros the sender paid.
Romania receives billions of euros a year in remittances from citizens working abroad, mainly in Italy, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom. The money arrives in euros or pounds and is converted into lei by the recipient's bank or by the transfer service. For the family, the question is how many lei arrive. For this reason, many choose to receive money in a euro account and convert when they need to.
Cards and wallets
Mobile payments, contactless cards and apps are growing quickly. Romanians are among the most enthusiastic users of instant bank transfers in Europe. Cash remains important in the countryside and for small purchases, but card use is rising fast.
Question seven: what else should I convert?
Currencies of the neighbours
On a cross-border trip, a pair of tabs helps: Convert RON to EUR in one and the next currency in the other.
Romania borders Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine and Moldova. Travellers who cross the border to Hungary will need Convert RON to HUF, and those who go north to Poland Convert RON to PLN. For the dollar and the pound, there are Convert RON to USD and Convert RON to GBP. A trip to Switzerland needs Convert RON to CHF.
Time, distance and temperature
Romania is two hours ahead of Britain and one hour ahead of Germany. For a call to central Europe, Convert EET to CET gives the offset. Road signs show kilometres, and Convert km to mi turns them into miles. Summer temperatures can top 35 degrees Celsius, and Convert °C to °F turns them into Fahrenheit.
The euro against other currencies
Because the euro is the base currency for most cross rates, Convert USD to EUR and Convert GBP to EUR are the natural next stops if you carry other money.
For foreign firms and freelancers: invoices in lei and in euros
Which currency to invoice in
A freelancer should Convert RON to EUR at the invoice date and again at the payment date, and record both.
A company outside Romania that buys services from a Romanian developer, designer or translator usually pays in euros. The supplier invoices in euros and receives lei in the end, after the bank converts the payment. This arrangement makes the price clear for the buyer but leaves the exchange-rate risk with the supplier. If the leu strengthens between invoice and payment, the supplier receives fewer lei than expected. A contract can include a clause that shares or fixes the risk, or states that the lei amount is set on the day of invoice by reference to the central bank's rate.
Romanian rules on foreign-currency invoices
Under Romanian accounting rules, an invoice in euros must also show the lei value, calculated at the central bank's official rate for the relevant date. Tax declarations are in lei. A foreign buyer who needs to match the invoice against a payment in lei can use the reference rate on this page as an independent check. Convert RON to EUR for the lei amount on the invoice and compare the result with the euro price.
Value-added tax in cross-border services
Services supplied by a Romanian business to a business in another EU country are usually taxed in the customer's country under the reverse-charge rule, so the invoice carries no Romanian VAT but must mention the customer's VAT number. Consumers in other countries are subject to different rules. Get accounting advice before you start.
The bank side
Receiving euros into a euro account avoids an immediate conversion, and many Romanian freelancers keep one for exactly this reason. They convert to lei when they need to pay local costs, such as taxes and rent, and keep the rest in euros. The difference between the bank's selling rate and its buying rate is the spread; ask for it in writing, and measure it against the reference rate.
Working in Romania as a foreigner
Salaries, taxes and take-home pay
Gross salaries in Romania are quoted per month in lei, and employers deduct income tax and social contributions. A skilled worker in information technology can earn several times the average wage, and the sector has grown into one of the country's main exports. A newcomer should compare the offer with living costs: if you must send money abroad, Convert RON to EUR for the net salary and for the rent, and see what remains.
Residence and paperwork
EU citizens register their residence after three months, while non-EU citizens need a work permit and a residence permit. Documents are processed by the immigration authority and fees are quoted in lei. Allow time for translations and legalisation of documents, which can add to the cost.
Health care and schools
Employees contribute to the public health system, while many expatriates also buy private cover, which costs from 300 to 1,500 euros a year, depending on age and scope. International schools in Bucharest, Cluj and Timișoara charge fees in euros, from 5,000 to more than 15,000 a year per child. These large sums are worth planning in advance.
Ten small prices and what they say
A basket of everyday items
Some prices give a sense of the cost of living. A loaf of bread costs 5 to 8 lei, a litre of milk 8 to 10, a dozen eggs 12 to 18, a kilogram of apples 6 to 10, a beer in a bar 10 to 15, a monthly mobile plan 30 to 60. A cinema ticket costs 30 to 40, a haircut 40 to 100. Convert RON to EUR for each item and the basket becomes easy to compare with your home country.
Why euros and lei diverge
To feel the difference, Convert RON to EUR for three local prices and for three imported ones and compare the ratios.
Price levels in Romania are lower than in the euro area on average, but this varies by item. Imported goods and electronics cost about the same as elsewhere in Europe, while local services and food are cheaper. Rents in big cities have risen quickly, narrowing the gap. A visitor who spends mainly on food and services will find Romania cheap, while one who buys imported goods will see little difference.
The cost of being comfortable
An expatriate who wants a comfortable lifestyle in a central flat, with a car and private health insurance, should plan for a monthly budget well above the local average. Even so, the sum is lower than in most Western European capitals. Keep a reserve for the unexpected.
Mistakes to avoid
Mixing up the old and new lei
The leu was redenominated in 2005, when 10,000 old lei became one new leu. Old banknotes are no longer legal tender, but old prices are still recalled by older people. If someone quotes a price in thousands or millions, ask whether they mean old money.
The terminal's offer
If a card machine offers to charge you in euros, say no. Pay in lei and let your bank convert.
An old rate
A rate noted last month may be out by a percentage point or more. The date beside the result protects you.
The last word
The page downloads only the table of daily reference rates. The amount you type never leaves your device, and no account is needed. In a country where two currencies live side by side, the habit that serves best is simple: Convert RON to EUR, read the date, compare any offer against the figure and keep a note.