Cost of living comparison

San Salvador, El Salvador

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

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.

Bucharest vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 62.8% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SVC87.55	$11.85 RON51.73	+18.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.29	$7.54 RON32.92	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 SVC9.52	$2.00 RON8.72	+83.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.99	$2.20 RON9.62	+141.5%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	San Salvador	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 SVC18.56	$1.17 RON5.13	-44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.24 SVC28.34	$4.52 RON19.75	+39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.39 SVC64.66	$6.34 RON27.68	-14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 SVC26.58	$3.28 RON14.30	+8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 SVC24.30	$3.09 RON13.48	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 SVC12.63	$0.59 RON2.56	-59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SVC6.73	$0.77 RON3.36	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.20	$0.75 RON3.28	-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.64	$0.88 RON3.85	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 SVC8.69	$0.51 RON2.21	-49.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.54	$0.44 RON1.92	-54.8%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 9.8% less for transportation

	San Salvador	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.97 SVC34.78	$6.09 RON26.60	+53.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SVC175.10	$17.24 RON75.24	-13.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SVC218,880.50	$26,003.12 RON113,503.60	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.43 SVC292.66	$5.82 RON25.39	-82.6%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 21.5% less for housing

	San Salvador	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.14 SVC368.97	$9.35 RON40.83	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$858.33 SVC7,514.90	$601.94 RON2,627.45	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$641.67 SVC5,617.93	$397.23 RON1,733.91	-38.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.52 SVC713.72	$130.07 RON567.74	+59.6%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	San Salvador	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.29 SVC1,403.34	$527.95 RON2,304.50	+229.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,740.67 SVC50,260.80	$10,631.65 RON46,407.15	+85.2%
Average			+157.3%

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pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.51	$3.23 RON14.11	+61.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 SVC28.35	$3.17 RON13.83	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC35.02	$5.98 RON26.10	+49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.67 SVC268.49	$49.84 RON217.56	+62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SVC48.15	$8.62 RON37.62	+56.7%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.14 SVC631.63	$78.42 RON342.28	+8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.86 SVC419.00	$39.68 RON173.19	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.14 SVC981.84	$85.94 RON375.14	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.33 SVC948.48	$105.80 RON461.82	-2.3%
Average			-8.5%

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