Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.4% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 39.9% more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
|
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