Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 20.9% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
ISK2,753
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.02
ISK2,480
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.15
ISK434
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
ISK301
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
ISK497
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.76
ISK1,068
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
ISK882
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
ISK792
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.45
ISK1,300
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
ISK193
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK168
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK306
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
ISK197
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK129
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 55.0% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.50
ISK1,170
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$74.95
ISK10,318
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,450.45
ISK5,843,304
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.05
ISK3,311
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.87
ISK9,617
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,971.17
ISK271,332
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,803.44
ISK248,243
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.95
ISK7,427
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 93.4% more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.14
ISK34,707
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.81
ISK1,488
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
ISK730
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.25
ISK1,686
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.95
ISK9,628
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
ISK2,034
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.97
ISK15,000
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.72
ISK6,844
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.85
ISK20,903
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.16
ISK26,726
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
|
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