Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.9 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
₹350.06
|
$11.85
RON55.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
$7.54
RON35.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹41.20
|
$2.00
RON9.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.67
|
$2.20
RON10.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₹46.26
|
$1.17
RON5.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
₹200.21
|
$4.52
RON21.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
₹242.78
|
$6.34
RON29.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
₹97.20
|
$3.28
RON15.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.10
|
$3.09
RON14.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
₹75.22
|
$0.59
RON2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.21
|
$0.77
RON3.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
₹39.02
|
$0.75
RON3.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.27
|
$0.88
RON4.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.70
|
$0.51
RON2.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.30
|
$0.44
RON2.05
|
|
pay 75.0% more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
₹372.52
|
$6.09
RON28.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
$17.24
RON80.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.49
₹210.04
|
$5.82
RON27.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.48
₹715.46
|
$9.35
RON43.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.66
₹23,602.17
|
$601.94
RON2,794.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.09
₹13,848.65
|
$397.23
RON1,843.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.25
₹3,903.40
|
$130.07
RON603.73
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.50
₹7,806.93
|
$527.95
RON2,450.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,766.20
₹149,059.56
|
$10,631.65
RON49,348.93
|
|
pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.04
|
$3.23
RON15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₹204.86
|
$3.17
RON14.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
$5.98
RON27.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.31
₹1,798.37
|
$49.84
RON231.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
₹415.07
|
$8.62
RON40.01
|
|
pay 96.7% more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.25
₹2,721.89
|
$78.42
RON363.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
₹2,725.44
|
$39.68
RON184.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.15
₹4,485.39
|
$85.94
RON398.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.86
₹3,448.50
|
$105.80
RON491.10
|
|
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