Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 11.3% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Prague, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK250.06
|
$11.85
RON55.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK200.05
|
$7.54
RON35.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.05
|
$2.00
RON9.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK32.74
|
$2.20
RON10.23
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
|
Prague
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK33.52
|
$1.17
RON5.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK141.17
|
$4.52
RON21.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK93.27
|
$6.34
RON29.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK60.26
|
$3.28
RON15.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK92.23
|
$3.09
RON14.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.03
|
$0.59
RON2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.24
|
$0.77
RON3.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.05
|
$0.75
RON3.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK34.73
|
$0.88
RON4.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.53
|
$0.51
RON2.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK12.88
|
$0.44
RON2.05
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
|
Prague
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK144.42
|
$6.09
RON28.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK550.12
|
$17.24
RON80.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK600,136.34
|
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK306.07
|
$5.82
RON27.00
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
|
Prague
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK463.52
|
$9.35
RON43.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK26,581.04
|
$601.94
RON2,794.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK19,728.17
|
$397.23
RON1,843.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,261.93
|
$130.07
RON603.73
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK16,800.73
|
$527.95
RON2,450.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK277,110.58
|
$10,631.65
RON49,348.93
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK56.51
|
$3.23
RON15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK72.48
|
$3.17
RON14.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK154.03
|
$5.98
RON27.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,501.38
|
$49.84
RON231.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK250.06
|
$8.62
RON40.01
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,942.07
|
$78.42
RON363.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK852.11
|
$39.68
RON184.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,180.50
|
$85.94
RON398.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,617.26
|
$105.80
RON491.10
|
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