Pricele #59: Vape e-liquid (1 ml) in Romania 🇷🇴
The puzzle for 28 August 2026 asked what a millilitre of vape liquid costs in Romania. Here is the answer and the context behind it.
The answer
Vape e-liquid (1 ml) · Romania
$1.81
8.33 RON
About 14 minutes of the average local wage buys a millilitre of vape liquid.
Cheaper than 68% of the 20 countries in the game.
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, tobacco tax survey 2024 (cheapest disposable device).
About vape liquid
The sparsest item in the game, and for a reason worth knowing: a country is only listed if disposable vapes are legally on sale there. Several of the largest markets in this table ban or restrict them outright, so an empty row is a policy fact rather than a gap in the data.
Where Romania sits
Of the 20 countries priced for vape liquid, Romania ranks #14 from the top at $1.81, 37% below the median of $2.88.
Romania raised its standard VAT from 19% to 21% in 2025 to close a budget deficit, making it one of the few countries in Europe to put its rate up rather than down in recent years. Most food sits at a reduced 11%, but the relief stops at alcohol and at food with added sugar above a threshold, so the beer and spirits rows carry the full rate. Wages have risen quickly from a low base and are still below the EU average, which is why Romania often looks cheap in dollars and much less so in work time.
| Nearby on the vape liquid table | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | $1.21 | 108,280.8 LBP | 23 min |
| South Africa | $1.74 | 31.66 ZAR | 23 min |
| Romania | $1.81 | 8.33 RON | 14 min |
| Switzerland | $2.38 | 2.1 CHF | 4 min |
| France | $2.57 | 2.37 EUR | 9 min |
What else costs what in Romania
| Item | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mac | $3.98 | 17.45 RON | 30 min |
| Diesel (1 litre) | $2.26 | 10.24 RON | 17 min |
| Electricity (100 kWh) | $34.80 | 157.6 RON | 4.4 h |
| Cigarettes (20-pack) | $5.98 | 27.5 RON | 46 min |
| Beer (330ml) | $0.62 | 2.83 RON | 5 min |
| Spirits (750ml bottle) | $9.86 | 45.29 RON | 75 min |
| Mobile data (1 GB) | $0.54 | — | 4 min |
| A day's healthy diet | $2.02 | 9.04 RON | 15 min |
Go deeper
See the full table for vape liquid in every country or everything priced in Romania.