Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 19.8% cheaper than Helsinki.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.2% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 23.7% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 46.5% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 31.9% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 28.7% more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.3% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 1.4% less in Bucharest
Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€16.53
|
$11.85
RON52.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.39
|
$7.54
RON33.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.77
|
$2.00
RON8.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.79
|
$2.20
RON9.82
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.54
|
$1.17
RON5.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.64
|
$4.52
RON20.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.54
|
$6.34
RON28.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.71
|
$3.28
RON14.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.28
|
$3.09
RON13.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.98
|
$0.59
RON2.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.77
RON3.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.91
|
$0.75
RON3.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.50
|
$0.88
RON3.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.51
RON2.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$0.44
RON1.96
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€6.61
|
$6.09
RON27.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€62.90
|
$17.24
RON76.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€30,223.38
|
$26,003.12
RON115,828.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€15.68
|
$5.82
RON25.91
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€19.81
|
$9.35
RON41.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€979.64
|
$601.94
RON2,681.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€767.24
|
$397.23
RON1,769.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€87.55
|
$130.07
RON579.37
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€297.89
|
$527.95
RON2,351.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,260.32
|
$10,631.65
RON47,357.62
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.56
|
$3.23
RON14.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.20
|
$3.17
RON14.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.01
|
$5.98
RON26.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€42.09
|
$49.84
RON222.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€16.06
|
$8.62
RON38.39
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€88.12
|
$78.42
RON349.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€27.99
|
$39.68
RON176.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€78.93
|
$85.94
RON382.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€98.03
|
$105.80
RON471.28
|
|
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