Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 4.9% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 31.3% more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,096.23
|
$11.85
RON56.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,072.17
|
$7.54
RON35.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF593.93
|
$2.00
RON9.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF460.49
|
$2.20
RON10.44
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF576.32
|
$1.17
RON5.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,719.14
|
$4.52
RON21.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,549.17
|
$6.34
RON30.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF946.91
|
$3.28
RON15.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF950.02
|
$3.09
RON14.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF275.31
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF310.41
|
$0.77
RON3.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF314.25
|
$0.75
RON3.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF456.52
|
$0.88
RON4.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF198.19
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF213.02
|
$0.44
RON2.09
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,402.86
|
$6.09
RON28.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,165.32
|
$17.24
RON81.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,496,593.37
|
$26,003.12
RON123,140.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,731.15
|
$5.82
RON27.55
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
|
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,001.32
|
$9.35
RON44.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF250,253.81
|
$601.94
RON2,850.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF186,101.13
|
$397.23
RON1,881.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,039.92
|
$130.07
RON615.94
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF165,030.87
|
$527.95
RON2,500.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,108,715.59
|
$10,631.65
RON50,347.24
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,024.06
|
$3.23
RON15.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF924.00
|
$3.17
RON15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,329.73
|
$5.98
RON28.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,197.36
|
$49.84
RON236.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,969.77
|
$8.62
RON40.82
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,123.55
|
$78.42
RON371.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,298.31
|
$39.68
RON187.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,765.96
|
$85.94
RON406.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,407.02
|
$105.80
RON501.03
|
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