Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 19.7% cheaper than San Juan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.4% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 46.8% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 21.4% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 64.7% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 7.2% more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.9% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% more in Bucharest
The cost of clothing and childcare in Bucharest are more expensive than in San Juan. Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$11.85
RON53.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$7.54
RON34.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$2.00
RON9.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.20
RON10.01
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.17
RON5.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
$4.52
RON20.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.25
|
$6.34
RON28.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
$3.28
RON14.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$3.09
RON14.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.59
RON2.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.77
RON3.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.75
RON3.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.88
RON4.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.51
RON2.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.44
RON2.00
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$6.09
RON27.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$17.24
RON78.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
$26,003.12
RON118,155.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$5.82
RON26.44
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
$9.35
RON42.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
$601.94
RON2,735.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$838.00
|
$397.23
RON1,804.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
$130.07
RON591.01
|
|
pay 7.2% more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
$527.95
RON2,398.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$10,631.65
RON48,309.15
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$3.23
RON14.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$3.17
RON14.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
$5.98
RON27.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$49.84
RON226.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$8.62
RON39.16
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
$78.42
RON356.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$39.68
RON180.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.00
|
$85.94
RON390.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
$105.80
RON480.75
|
|
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