Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 12.1% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 65.5% more for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
|
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