Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 40.8% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB896.14
|
$11.85
RON55.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
$7.54
RON35.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB104.58
|
$2.00
RON9.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
$2.20
RON10.23
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB60.34
|
$1.17
RON5.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB429.78
|
$4.52
RON21.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB347.92
|
$6.34
RON29.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB148.21
|
$3.28
RON15.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB193.67
|
$3.09
RON14.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB66.06
|
$0.59
RON2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB65.10
|
$0.77
RON3.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB69.79
|
$0.75
RON3.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB109.58
|
$0.88
RON4.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.31
|
$0.51
RON2.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.41
|
$0.44
RON2.05
|
|
pay 40.0% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB216.37
|
$6.09
RON28.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,788.01
|
$17.24
RON80.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,987,148.80
|
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB567.56
|
$5.82
RON27.00
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB622.21
|
$9.35
RON43.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB93,698.34
|
$601.94
RON2,794.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB56,897.05
|
$397.23
RON1,843.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,453.60
|
$130.07
RON603.73
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB45,510.09
|
$527.95
RON2,450.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,015,834.56
|
$10,631.65
RON49,348.93
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB298.71
|
$3.23
RON15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB246.26
|
$3.17
RON14.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB238.97
|
$5.98
RON27.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,154.62
|
$49.84
RON231.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
$8.62
RON40.01
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB7,916.67
|
$78.42
RON363.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,127.12
|
$39.68
RON184.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,628.27
|
$85.94
RON398.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB9,947.13
|
$105.80
RON491.10
|
|
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