Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 19.3% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$10.94
RON50.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.09
RON9.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.12
RON9.71
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$1.11
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$4.60
RON21.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$6.63
RON30.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$3.27
RON14.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$3.02
RON13.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.54
RON2.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.77
RON3.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.72
RON3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.90
RON4.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.46
RON2.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.45
RON2.05
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$5.88
RON26.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.05
|
$17.51
RON80.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,808.49
|
$26,408.94
RON121,227.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.41
|
$5.91
RON27.12
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.10
|
$8.86
RON40.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.12
|
$568.98
RON2,611.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.23
|
$395.47
RON1,815.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.96
|
$118.98
RON546.18
|
|
pay 68.9% more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.27
|
$483.31
RON2,218.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,669.40
|
$10,056.32
RON46,162.54
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$3.06
RON14.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$3.15
RON14.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$5.69
RON26.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.54
|
$50.37
RON231.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.68
|
$78.75
RON361.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.95
|
$40.30
RON184.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.75
|
$81.53
RON374.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.82
|
$100.55
RON461.59
|
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