Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 38.5% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.55
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$5.58
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$3.31
€3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$7.21
€6.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$576.40
€552.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$42.41
€40.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$108.41
€103.94
|
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