Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 2.0 times more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 97.7% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 14.2% more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.5% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 44.2% more in Copenhagen

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Bucharest. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.2% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.98	$21.56 DKK141.80	+81.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON33.08	$14.37 DKK94.53	+90.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.76	$3.78 DKK24.86	+89.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.67	$2.98 DKK19.59	+35.1%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 97.7% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.15	$3.78 DKK24.88	+222.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.84	$6.47 DKK42.56	+43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.81	$7.42 DKK48.83	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.37	$4.75 DKK31.26	+45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.55	$5.10 DKK33.54	+65.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.57	$1.41 DKK9.27	+140.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.37	$1.42 DKK9.31	+84.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.29	$1.51 DKK9.94	+101.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.86	$2.12 DKK13.91	+140.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.22	$1.07 DKK7.04	+111.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.93	$0.90 DKK5.95	+105.2%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Bucharest	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.73	$7.78 DKK51.18	+27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON75.61	$100.30 DKK659.74	+481.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON114,052.27	$50,303.99 DKK330,869.49	+93.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.52	$24.43 DKK160.71	+320.0%
Average			+230.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON41.03	$36.84 DKK242.31	+293.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,640.15	$1,691.68 DKK11,126.83	+181.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,742.29	$1,264.98 DKK8,320.30	+218.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON570.49	$151.98 DKK999.64	+16.8%
Average			+177.5%

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pay 14.2% more for childcare

	Bucharest	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,315.64	$580.24 DKK3,816.49	+9.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,631.48	$12,599.95 DKK82,874.93	+18.5%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.18	$8.62 DKK56.72	+166.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.89	$6.19 DKK40.72	+95.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.23	$9.05 DKK59.56	+51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON218.61	$43.41 DKK285.50	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.80	$18.68 DKK122.89	+116.8%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 44.2% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON343.94	$115.64 DKK760.62	+47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON174.03	$48.78 DKK320.88	+23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON376.96	$121.38 DKK798.33	+41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON464.06	$174.89 DKK1,150.30	+65.3%
Average			+44.2%

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