Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.1 times more expensive than Palikir.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.3% more in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 51.1% more in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 95.8% more in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 45.2% more in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 5.5 times more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.8% more in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Bucharest
The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Bucharest are more expensive than in Palikir. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Palikir, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
Palikir
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$11.85
RON52.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
|
$7.54
RON33.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$2.00
RON8.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.20
RON9.75
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
Palikir
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$1.17
RON5.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
|
$4.52
RON20.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.79
|
$6.34
RON28.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
$3.28
RON14.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$3.09
RON13.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.59
RON2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.77
RON3.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.75
RON3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.88
RON3.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.51
RON2.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.44
RON1.95
|
|
pay 95.8% more for transportation
Palikir
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.81
|
$6.09
RON26.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.00
|
$17.24
RON76.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$3,995.00
|
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.45
|
$5.82
RON25.75
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
Palikir
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$265.00
|
$9.35
RON41.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
|
$601.94
RON2,664.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
$397.23
RON1,758.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
|
$130.07
RON575.71
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Palikir
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.00
|
$527.95
RON2,336.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,685.00
|
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Palikir
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$3.23
RON14.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$3.17
RON14.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.00
|
$5.98
RON26.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
|
$49.84
RON220.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.62
RON38.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Palikir
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
|
$78.42
RON347.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$39.68
RON175.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$85.94
RON380.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$105.80
RON468.31
|
|
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