Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 2.7 times more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 93.5% more for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.63
|
$45.20
£36.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
$10.33
£8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.54
|
$2.83
£2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.53
|
$2.50
£2.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.62
|
$5.33
£4.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.30
|
$7.84
£6.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
$5.37
£4.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.76
|
$5.67
£4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.80
|
$1.89
£1.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.59
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.21
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.11
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.11
|
$7.93
£6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.37
|
$67.16
£53.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
$27,768.06
£22,160.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.80
|
$51.51
£41.11
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
$72.54
£57.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
$1,808.15
£1,443.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
$1,715.90
£1,369.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
$167.51
£133.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
$2,324.77
£1,855.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
$20,664.60
£16,491.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.44
|
$7.75
£6.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.14
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
$15.50
£12.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON238.16
|
$74.05
£59.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.18
|
$18.08
£14.43
|
|
pay 58.6% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
$100.09
£79.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
$69.31
£55.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
$121.08
£96.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON505.54
|
$202.34
£161.48
|
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