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
€16.24
|
$11.85
RON51.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.21
|
$7.54
RON32.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.72
|
$2.00
RON8.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.76
|
$2.20
RON9.59
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.50
|
$1.17
RON5.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.58
|
$4.52
RON19.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.46
|
$6.34
RON27.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.67
|
$3.28
RON14.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.19
|
$3.09
RON13.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.96
|
$0.59
RON2.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$0.77
RON3.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.89
|
$0.75
RON3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.47
|
$0.88
RON3.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.49
|
$0.51
RON2.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$0.44
RON1.92
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€6.50
|
$6.09
RON26.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€61.80
|
$17.24
RON74.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€29,695.14
|
$26,003.12
RON113,126.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€15.40
|
$5.82
RON25.31
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€19.46
|
$9.35
RON40.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€962.51
|
$601.94
RON2,618.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€753.83
|
$397.23
RON1,728.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€86.02
|
$130.07
RON565.86
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€292.68
|
$527.95
RON2,296.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,098.47
|
$10,631.65
RON46,252.99
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.42
|
$3.23
RON14.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.13
|
$3.17
RON13.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€9.84
|
$5.98
RON26.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€41.36
|
$49.84
RON216.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€15.78
|
$8.62
RON37.50
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€86.58
|
$78.42
RON341.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€27.50
|
$39.68
RON172.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€77.55
|
$85.94
RON373.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€96.32
|
$105.80
RON460.29
|
|
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