Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 48.8% cheaper than Saint Helier.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.5% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 48.2% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 48.1% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 63.3% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 63.0% less in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.1% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 35.3% less in Bucharest
Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£33.42
|
$11.85
RON52.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.64
|
$7.54
RON33.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.09
|
$2.00
RON8.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.85
|
$2.20
RON9.75
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.70
|
$1.17
RON5.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£3.94
|
$4.52
RON20.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£5.79
|
$6.34
RON28.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£3.97
|
$3.28
RON14.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.19
|
$3.09
RON13.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.40
|
$0.59
RON2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.03
|
$0.77
RON3.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.36
|
$0.75
RON3.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.35
|
$0.88
RON3.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.16
|
$0.51
RON2.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.07
|
$0.44
RON1.95
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£5.86
|
$6.09
RON26.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£49.65
|
$17.24
RON76.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£20,526.37
|
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£38.08
|
$5.82
RON25.75
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£53.62
|
$9.35
RON41.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,336.60
|
$601.94
RON2,664.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,268.41
|
$397.23
RON1,758.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£123.83
|
$130.07
RON575.71
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,718.49
|
$527.95
RON2,336.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£15,275.44
|
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£5.73
|
$3.23
RON14.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.66
|
$3.17
RON14.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£11.46
|
$5.98
RON26.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£54.74
|
$49.84
RON220.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£13.37
|
$8.62
RON38.15
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£73.99
|
$78.42
RON347.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£51.24
|
$39.68
RON175.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£89.50
|
$85.94
RON380.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£149.57
|
$105.80
RON468.31
|
|
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