Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 38.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Paris, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
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