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Bucharest vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 55.4% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 54.1% less in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 51.5% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 55.1% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 61.4% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 75.7% less in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% less in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Bucharest

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.1% less for restaurants

	Bern	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF23.83	$11.85 RON57.18	-54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF15.54	$7.54 RON36.39	-55.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF4.22	$2.00 RON9.64	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.91	$2.20 RON10.63	-48.8%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 51.5% less for groceries

	Bern	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.94	$1.17 RON5.67	-63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF12.44	$4.52 RON21.83	-66.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.92	$6.34 RON30.60	-16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF5.31	$3.28 RON15.81	-43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF12.09	$3.09 RON14.90	-76.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.34	$0.59 RON2.83	-60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.98	$0.77 RON3.71	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF1.05	$0.75 RON3.62	-35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.46	$0.88 RON4.25	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.96	$0.51 RON2.45	-52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.89	$0.44 RON2.13	-55.1%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 55.1% less for transportation

	Bern	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF7.14	$6.09 RON29.40	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF82.90	$17.24 RON83.17	-81.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF33,990.75	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	-30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF39.07	$5.82 RON28.07	-86.5%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 61.4% less for housing

	Bern	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.66 CHF44.22	$9.35 RON45.14	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,256.11	$601.94 RON2,904.34	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF889.49	$397.23 RON1,916.64	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF230.23	$130.07 RON627.57	-48.7%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

	Bern	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,022.33 CHF2,746.20	$527.95 RON2,547.36	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF31,089.10	$10,631.65 RON51,297.71	-68.9%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 CHF6.74	$3.23 RON15.59	-56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.90	$3.17 RON15.29	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF9.33	$5.98 RON28.85	-41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF64.67	$49.84 RON240.49	-30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF20.73	$8.62 RON41.59	-62.2%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

	Bern	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.37 CHF129.37	$78.42 RON378.35	-44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF57.86	$39.68 RON191.44	-37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF151.99	$85.94 RON414.68	-48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF171.73	$105.80 RON510.49	-44.0%
Average			-43.8%

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