Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.12
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.71
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.46
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.44
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.56
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.42
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.03
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.52
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.63
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.64
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.56
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.17
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.86
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.63
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON123,140.36
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.55
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.30
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,850.53
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,881.12
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON615.94
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,500.16
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,347.24
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.31
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.00
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.32
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON236.03
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON371.34
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.90
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.99
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON501.03
|
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