Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 29.3% more expensive than San Salvador.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.8% more in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 20.5% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 9.8% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 21.5% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.6% more in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 8.5% less in Bucharest
The cost of childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Bucharest are more expensive than in San Salvador. Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bucharest. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
$11.85
RON52.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.25
|
$7.54
RON33.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$2.00
RON8.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.98
|
$2.20
RON9.75
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.55
|
$1.17
RON5.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.32
|
$4.52
RON20.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.62
|
$6.34
RON28.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
$3.28
RON14.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.29
|
$3.09
RON13.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
$0.59
RON2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
$0.77
RON3.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
$0.75
RON3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
$0.88
RON3.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.51
RON2.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.44
RON1.95
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.77
|
$6.09
RON26.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.01
|
$17.24
RON76.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,760.68
|
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.50
|
$5.82
RON25.75
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.77
|
$9.35
RON41.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,510.78
|
$601.94
RON2,664.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,614.86
|
$397.23
RON1,758.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC713.33
|
$130.07
RON575.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,402.57
|
$527.95
RON2,336.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,233.28
|
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87
|
|
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$3.23
RON14.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.34
|
$3.17
RON14.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$5.98
RON26.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.35
|
$49.84
RON220.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.13
|
$8.62
RON38.15
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.28
|
$78.42
RON347.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.77
|
$39.68
RON175.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.30
|
$85.94
RON380.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC947.96
|
$105.80
RON468.31
|
|
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