Cost of living comparison

Belgrade, Serbia

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 2.4% more expensive than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 7.8% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 18.0% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 39.9% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 13.2% less in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Bucharest are more expensive than in Belgrade. Expenses including housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Belgrade, you would:

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pay 4.1% more for restaurants

	Belgrade	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,136	$11.85 RON52.79	+7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD946	$7.54 RON33.59	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD240	$2.00 RON8.90	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD162	$2.20 RON9.82	+40.5%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 7.8% more for groceries

	Belgrade	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD90	$1.17 RON5.23	+34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD521	$4.52 RON20.15	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD514	$6.34 RON28.25	+27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD275	$3.28 RON14.60	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD323	$3.09 RON13.76	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD54	$0.59 RON2.61	+11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD83	$0.77 RON3.43	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD76	$0.75 RON3.35	+2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD109	$0.88 RON3.92	-16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD49	$0.51 RON2.26	+7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD41	$0.44 RON1.96	+11.8%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

	Belgrade	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD709	$6.09 RON27.14	-11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,082	$17.24 RON76.78	-14.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD2,903,221	$26,003.12 RON115,828.28	-7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD982	$5.82 RON25.91	-38.8%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Belgrade	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD2,854	$9.35 RON41.67	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD86,820	$601.94 RON2,681.27	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD53,562	$397.23 RON1,769.42	-23.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD14,410	$130.07 RON579.37	-6.8%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 39.9% more for childcare

	Belgrade	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD38,264	$527.95 RON2,351.70	+42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD800,273	$10,631.65 RON47,357.62	+37.2%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD312	$3.23 RON14.40	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD253	$3.17 RON14.11	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD426	$5.98 RON26.63	+45.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD3,774	$49.84 RON222.02	+36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD757	$8.62 RON38.39	+17.6%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 13.2% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD10,093	$78.42 RON349.29	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD3,992	$39.68 RON176.74	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD11,062	$85.94 RON382.83	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD12,997	$105.80 RON471.28	-15.9%
Average			-13.2%

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