Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 3.1% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Athens, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.98
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.32
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.32
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.77
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€608.52
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€534.34
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€444.10
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.55
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.33
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€110.63
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
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