Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 3.4% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 91.0% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
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