Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 45.3% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Suva, you would:
pay 83.3% more for restaurants
|
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
FJD11.40
|
$11.85
RON56.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.55
|
$7.54
RON35.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
FJD3.24
|
$2.00
RON9.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
FJD2.16
|
$2.20
RON10.44
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
|
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
FJD1.14
|
$1.17
RON5.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
FJD14.89
|
$4.52
RON21.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
FJD10.94
|
$6.34
RON30.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
FJD7.15
|
$3.28
RON15.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
FJD7.40
|
$3.09
RON14.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
FJD3.04
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.43
|
$0.77
RON3.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
FJD4.22
|
$0.75
RON3.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
FJD3.38
|
$0.88
RON4.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.41
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
FJD1.23
|
$0.44
RON2.09
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
|
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
FJD11.56
|
$6.09
RON28.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.34
FJD51.82
|
$17.24
RON81.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,105.44
FJD46,639.60
|
$26,003.12
RON123,140.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
$5.82
RON27.55
|
|
pay 42.9% more for housing
|
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.92
FJD64.78
|
$9.35
RON44.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.65
FJD1,727.39
|
$601.94
RON2,850.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.75
FJD725.50
|
$397.23
RON1,881.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.39
FJD91.37
|
$130.07
RON615.94
|
|
pay 65.0% more for childcare
|
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.74
FJD525.99
|
$527.95
RON2,500.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,946.30
FJD25,392.67
|
$10,631.65
RON50,347.24
|
|
pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.22
|
$3.23
RON15.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
FJD7.44
|
$3.17
RON15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.80
|
$5.98
RON28.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.92
FJD67.08
|
$49.84
RON236.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
$8.62
RON40.82
|
|
pay 88.0% more for clothing
|
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD60.11
|
$78.42
RON371.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD63.22
|
$39.68
RON187.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
FJD151.67
|
$85.94
RON406.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.48
FJD142.61
|
$105.80
RON501.03
|
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