Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 54.7% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.55
|
$18.76
€17.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$3.14
€3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$4.13
€3.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$5.15
€4.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$1.70
€1.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
$71.38
€68.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
$17.79
€17.06
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$870.64
€834.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
|
pay 18.6% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$338.03
€324.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
|
pay 82.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$47.76
€45.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$18.22
€17.47
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$111.24
€106.65
|
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