Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 7.0% cheaper than Riga.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.4% more in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 6.8% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 28.0% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 18.4% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 11.5% less in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.4% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 8.3% less in Bucharest
Expenses including transportation, housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Riga, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.40
|
$11.85
RON52.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.31
|
$7.54
RON33.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.26
|
$2.00
RON8.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.04
|
$2.20
RON9.75
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.37
|
$1.17
RON5.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.03
|
$4.52
RON20.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.25
|
$6.34
RON28.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.51
|
$3.28
RON14.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.79
|
$3.09
RON13.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.59
|
$0.59
RON2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.73
|
$0.77
RON3.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$0.75
RON3.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.34
|
$0.88
RON3.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.51
RON2.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.38
|
$0.44
RON1.95
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€5.94
|
$6.09
RON26.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€28.20
|
$17.24
RON76.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€24,583.68
|
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€9.87
|
$5.82
RON25.75
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€15.50
|
$9.35
RON41.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€470.54
|
$601.94
RON2,664.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€322.55
|
$397.23
RON1,758.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€214.54
|
$130.07
RON575.71
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€471.93
|
$527.95
RON2,336.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€11,830.83
|
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.23
|
$3.23
RON14.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€2.98
|
$3.17
RON14.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.61
|
$5.98
RON26.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€40.36
|
$49.84
RON220.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.40
|
$8.62
RON38.15
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€71.79
|
$78.42
RON347.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€38.39
|
$39.68
RON175.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€81.03
|
$85.94
RON380.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€106.15
|
$105.80
RON468.31
|
|
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