Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 45.4% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.2% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 30.8% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 55.8% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 72.0% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
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pay 69.7% less in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.1% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
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pay 21.9% less in Bucharest
Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of London, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.07
|
$11.85
RON52.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.63
|
$7.54
RON33.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.81
|
$2.00
RON8.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$2.20
RON9.80
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.53
|
$1.17
RON5.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.17
|
$4.52
RON20.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.66
|
$6.34
RON28.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.28
|
$3.28
RON14.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.14
|
$3.09
RON13.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.15
|
$0.59
RON2.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.56
|
$0.77
RON3.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.06
|
$0.75
RON3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.32
|
$0.88
RON3.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.51
RON2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.52
|
$0.44
RON1.96
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
|
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.46
|
$6.09
RON27.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£190.73
|
$17.24
RON76.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,974.19
|
$26,003.12
RON115,615.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.03
|
$5.82
RON25.87
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
|
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.74
|
$9.35
RON41.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,092.94
|
$601.94
RON2,676.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,523.84
|
$397.23
RON1,766.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£194.86
|
$130.07
RON578.30
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
|
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,723.11
|
$527.95
RON2,347.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,595.37
|
$10,631.65
RON47,270.44
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.10
|
$3.23
RON14.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.55
|
$3.17
RON14.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.59
|
$5.98
RON26.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£48.49
|
$49.84
RON221.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£11.92
|
$8.62
RON38.32
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
|
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£71.58
|
$78.42
RON348.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.32
|
$39.68
RON176.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£84.82
|
$85.94
RON382.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£99.95
|
$105.80
RON470.42
|
|
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