Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 44.8% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 10.5% more in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 21.5% more in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 71.6% more in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 65.3% more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.0% more in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 20.8% more in Bucharest
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bucharest are more expensive than in Quito. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$11.85
RON51.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.54
RON32.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.00
RON8.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$2.20
RON9.59
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.17
RON5.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.52
RON19.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$6.34
RON27.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.28
RON14.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.09
RON13.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.59
RON2.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.77
RON3.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.75
RON3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.88
RON3.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.51
RON2.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.44
RON1.92
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.09
RON26.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$17.24
RON74.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$26,003.12
RON113,126.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$5.82
RON25.31
|
|
pay 71.6% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$9.35
RON40.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$601.94
RON2,618.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$397.23
RON1,728.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$130.07
RON565.86
|
|
pay 65.3% more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$527.95
RON2,296.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$10,631.65
RON46,252.99
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$3.23
RON14.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.17
RON13.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.98
RON26.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$49.84
RON216.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$8.62
RON37.50
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$78.42
RON341.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$39.68
RON172.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$85.94
RON373.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$105.80
RON460.29
|
|
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