Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 64.1% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.63
|
$13.86
SEK152.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
$10.16
SEK112.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.54
|
$2.56
SEK28.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.53
|
$2.13
SEK23.50
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$2.66
SEK29.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.62
|
$5.29
SEK58.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.30
|
$5.43
SEK59.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
$3.82
SEK42.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.76
|
$5.15
SEK56.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.80
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.59
|
$1.36
SEK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.21
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.71
SEK7.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.11
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.11
|
$6.67
SEK73.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.37
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
$28,544.48
SEK315,022.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.80
|
$27.62
SEK304.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
$33.49
SEK369.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,023.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
$965.24
SEK10,652.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
$139.65
SEK1,541.19
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
$144.54
SEK1,595.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,208.42
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.44
|
$7.30
SEK80.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.14
|
$4.27
SEK47.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
$6.56
SEK72.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON238.16
|
$39.99
SEK441.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.18
|
$15.61
SEK172.29
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
$90.26
SEK996.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
$43.14
SEK476.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
$106.21
SEK1,172.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON505.54
|
$174.28
SEK1,923.44
|
|
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