Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 27.8% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.1% more in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 16.2% more in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 3.6% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 36.5% more in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 49.7% more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.9% more in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 26.1% more in Bucharest
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Romania.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Romania, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON39.34
|
$11.85
RON54.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.08
|
$7.54
RON34.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON7.89
|
$2.00
RON9.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.56
|
$2.20
RON10.13
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON4.95
|
$1.17
RON5.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.42
|
$4.52
RON20.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.09
|
$6.34
RON29.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.00
|
$3.28
RON15.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.41
|
$3.09
RON14.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$0.59
RON2.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.02
|
$0.77
RON3.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON2.97
|
$0.75
RON3.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON3.90
|
$0.88
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.73
|
$0.51
RON2.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.88
|
$0.44
RON2.03
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON25.95
|
$6.09
RON28.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON95.28
|
$17.24
RON79.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON115,648.98
|
$26,003.12
RON119,528.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON29.40
|
$5.82
RON26.74
|
|
pay 36.5% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON38.83
|
$9.35
RON43.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,672.92
|
$601.94
RON2,766.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,226.64
|
$397.23
RON1,825.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON493.52
|
$130.07
RON597.88
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,864.50
|
$527.95
RON2,426.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON28,886.29
|
$10,631.65
RON48,870.50
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.26
|
$3.23
RON14.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.13
|
$3.17
RON14.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON24.36
|
$5.98
RON27.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON171.92
|
$49.84
RON229.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON28.45
|
$8.62
RON39.62
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON265.09
|
$78.42
RON360.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON160.42
|
$39.68
RON182.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON320.65
|
$85.94
RON395.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON370.17
|
$105.80
RON486.34
|
|
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