Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 31.7% cheaper than Douglas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.2% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 22.1% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 45.5% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 58.1% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 48.9% less in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.7% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 10.7% more in Bucharest
Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.04
|
$11.85
RON51.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.66
|
$7.54
RON32.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£1.93
|
$2.00
RON8.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.38
|
$2.20
RON9.59
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.41
|
$1.17
RON5.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.52
|
$4.52
RON19.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.12
|
$6.34
RON27.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.75
|
$3.28
RON14.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£2.80
|
$3.09
RON13.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.83
|
$0.59
RON2.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.54
|
$0.77
RON3.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.76
|
$0.75
RON3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.01
|
$0.88
RON3.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.55
|
$0.51
RON2.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.81
|
$0.44
RON1.92
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£5.64
|
$6.09
RON26.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£53.16
|
$17.24
RON74.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£23,802.74
|
$26,003.12
RON113,126.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£12.66
|
$5.82
RON25.31
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£50.27
|
$9.35
RON40.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£872.77
|
$601.94
RON2,618.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£714.08
|
$397.23
RON1,728.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£154.22
|
$130.07
RON565.86
|
|
pay 48.9% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£866.10
|
$527.95
RON2,296.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£13,646.91
|
$10,631.65
RON46,252.99
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£4.67
|
$3.23
RON14.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£3.72
|
$3.17
RON13.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£15.71
|
$5.98
RON26.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£38.88
|
$49.84
RON216.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.05
|
$8.62
RON37.50
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£59.35
|
$78.42
RON341.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£29.27
|
$39.68
RON172.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£66.97
|
$85.94
RON373.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£51.73
|
$105.80
RON460.29
|
|
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