Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 8.1% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$201.64
|
$10.94
RON50.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$177.92
|
$7.66
RON35.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$24.15
|
$2.09
RON9.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.75
|
$2.12
RON9.75
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$52.58
|
$1.11
RON5.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$111.33
|
$4.60
RON21.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$126.12
|
$6.63
RON30.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$49.74
|
$3.27
RON15.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$82.56
|
$3.02
RON13.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$28.43
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.05
|
$0.77
RON3.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.42
|
$0.72
RON3.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.26
|
$0.90
RON4.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$18.95
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$17.31
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$109.01
|
$5.88
RON27.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$430.09
|
$17.51
RON80.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$438,857.28
|
$26,408.94
RON121,676.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$106.75
|
$5.91
RON27.22
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$559.06
|
$8.86
RON40.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$21,160.04
|
$568.98
RON2,621.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$12,864.63
|
$395.47
RON1,822.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$828.94
|
$118.98
RON548.20
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$8,157.14
|
$483.31
RON2,226.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$200,690.78
|
$10,056.32
RON46,333.49
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$59.31
|
$3.06
RON14.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$70.32
|
$3.15
RON14.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$88.96
|
$5.69
RON26.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,216.11
|
$50.37
RON232.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$118.61
|
$7.66
RON35.29
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,337.66
|
$78.75
RON362.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$899.26
|
$40.30
RON185.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,210.21
|
$81.53
RON375.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,121.16
|
$100.55
RON463.29
|
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