Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 33.6% cheaper than Luxembourg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.3% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 38.1% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
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pay 28.7% less in Bucharest
- Housing
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pay 64.2% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 49.9% less in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 23.7% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 13.0% more in Bucharest
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.89
|
$11.85
RON52.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.33
|
$7.54
RON33.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.43
|
$2.00
RON8.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.16
|
$2.20
RON9.82
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€2.81
|
$1.17
RON5.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.39
|
$4.52
RON20.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.11
|
$6.34
RON28.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.68
|
$3.28
RON14.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€4.72
|
$3.09
RON13.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.07
|
$0.59
RON2.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.80
|
$0.77
RON3.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$0.75
RON3.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.63
|
$0.88
RON3.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.84
|
$0.51
RON2.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$0.44
RON1.96
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.40
|
$6.09
RON27.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.24
RON76.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€23,817.91
|
$26,003.12
RON115,828.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€27.96
|
$5.82
RON25.91
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€45.54
|
$9.35
RON41.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,711.87
|
$601.94
RON2,681.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,436.96
|
$397.23
RON1,769.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€164.41
|
$130.07
RON579.37
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,160.53
|
$527.95
RON2,351.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€15,583.93
|
$10,631.65
RON47,357.62
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.38
|
$3.23
RON14.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€3.83
|
$3.17
RON14.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.43
|
$5.98
RON26.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€40.20
|
$49.84
RON222.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€13.22
|
$8.62
RON38.39
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€56.53
|
$78.42
RON349.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€28.87
|
$39.68
RON176.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€72.72
|
$85.94
RON382.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€89.25
|
$105.80
RON471.28
|
|
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