Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 4.0% more expensive than Dili.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Dili, you would:
pay 39.3% more for restaurants
Dili
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$10.94
RON50.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.09
RON9.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$2.12
RON9.71
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
Dili
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.11
RON5.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.60
RON21.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$6.63
RON30.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$3.27
RON14.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$3.02
RON13.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.54
RON2.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.77
RON3.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.72
RON3.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.90
RON4.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.46
RON2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.45
RON2.05
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Dili
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$5.88
RON26.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.51
RON80.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,408.94
RON121,227.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$5.91
RON27.12
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Dili
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$8.86
RON40.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$568.98
RON2,611.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$395.47
RON1,815.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$118.98
RON546.18
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
Dili
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$483.31
RON2,218.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$10,056.32
RON46,162.54
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dili
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$3.06
RON14.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$3.15
RON14.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$5.69
RON26.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$50.37
RON231.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$7.66
RON35.16
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Dili
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$78.75
RON361.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$40.30
RON184.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$81.53
RON374.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$100.55
RON461.59
|
|
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