Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 47.9% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 34.7% more for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 36.6% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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