Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 34.6% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.0% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 25.6% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 53.3% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 68.2% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 24.7% less in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.9% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 10.3% less in Bucharest
Expenses including housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.56
|
$11.85
RON51.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.28
|
$7.54
RON32.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.13
|
$2.00
RON8.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.69
|
$2.20
RON9.59
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.60
|
$1.17
RON5.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.12
|
$4.52
RON19.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.61
|
$6.34
RON27.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.65
|
$3.28
RON14.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.02
|
$3.09
RON13.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.96
|
$0.59
RON2.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.77
RON3.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.11
|
$0.75
RON3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.61
|
$0.88
RON3.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.51
RON2.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$0.44
RON1.92
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.23
|
$6.09
RON26.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€106.72
|
$17.24
RON74.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€34,033.42
|
$26,003.12
RON113,126.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€22.92
|
$5.82
RON25.31
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€48.33
|
$9.35
RON40.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,851.40
|
$601.94
RON2,618.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,581.97
|
$397.23
RON1,728.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€185.85
|
$130.07
RON565.86
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,132.50
|
$527.95
RON2,296.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,351.76
|
$10,631.65
RON46,252.99
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.50
|
$3.23
RON14.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.75
|
$3.17
RON13.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.31
|
$5.98
RON26.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€48.71
|
$49.84
RON216.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.06
|
$8.62
RON37.50
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€83.18
|
$78.42
RON341.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€35.58
|
$39.68
RON172.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€84.61
|
$85.94
RON373.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€98.94
|
$105.80
RON460.29
|
|
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