Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 37.9% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.3% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 59.9% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 5.1% more in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 65.8% less in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.5% less in Bucharest
Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$11.85
RON57.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$7.54
RON36.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.00
RON9.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.20
RON10.70
|
|
pay 59.9% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.17
RON5.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.52
RON21.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$6.34
RON30.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.28
RON15.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.09
RON15.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
RON2.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
RON3.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
RON3.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
RON4.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
RON2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
RON2.14
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$6.09
RON29.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.24
RON83.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,003.12
RON126,302.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RON28.26
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$9.35
RON45.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$601.94
RON2,923.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$397.23
RON1,929.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$130.07
RON631.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$527.95
RON2,564.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,631.65
RON51,640.05
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.23
RON15.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.17
RON15.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.98
RON29.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.84
RON242.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.62
RON41.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.42
RON380.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.68
RON192.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.94
RON417.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.80
RON513.90
|
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