Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 37.6% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.46
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€7.09
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.37
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.31
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€50.82
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.60
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€52.60
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,138.57
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€972.23
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€170.07
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€937.14
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€21,497.27
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€36.12
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.47
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€91.48
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€48.67
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€109.07
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€135.95
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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