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
€15.00
|
$11.85
RON55.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
$7.54
RON35.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$2.00
RON9.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$2.20
RON10.23
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.17
RON5.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.15
|
$4.52
RON21.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.87
|
$6.34
RON29.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
$3.28
RON15.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.56
|
$3.09
RON14.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.59
RON2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.77
RON3.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.75
RON3.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.88
RON4.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.51
RON2.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.44
RON2.05
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.12
|
$6.09
RON28.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.00
|
$17.24
RON80.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.00
|
$5.82
RON27.00
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.37
|
$9.35
RON43.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€592.14
|
$601.94
RON2,794.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€519.96
|
$397.23
RON1,843.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€143.13
|
$130.07
RON603.73
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€432.15
|
$527.95
RON2,450.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
$10,631.65
RON49,348.93
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.00
|
$3.23
RON15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.46
|
$3.17
RON14.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
$5.98
RON27.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.05
|
$49.84
RON231.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.00
|
$8.62
RON40.01
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€80.34
|
$78.42
RON363.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.75
|
$39.68
RON184.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€87.47
|
$85.94
RON398.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€107.65
|
$105.80
RON491.10
|
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