Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 12.5% cheaper than Tallinn.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.4% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 4.7% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 28.2% less in Bucharest
- Housing
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pay 39.6% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
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pay 23.8% more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 16.4% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 5.8% less in Bucharest
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
|
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.17
|
$11.85
RON52.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€8.67
|
$7.54
RON33.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.27
|
$2.00
RON8.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$2.20
RON9.82
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.15
|
$1.17
RON5.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€4.97
|
$4.52
RON20.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€3.95
|
$6.34
RON28.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.36
|
$3.28
RON14.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.03
|
$3.09
RON13.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.79
|
$0.59
RON2.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.55
|
$0.77
RON3.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$0.75
RON3.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.17
|
$0.88
RON3.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.44
|
$0.51
RON2.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.40
|
$0.44
RON1.96
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.10
|
$6.09
RON27.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€28.33
|
$17.24
RON76.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€26,067.66
|
$26,003.12
RON115,828.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€8.88
|
$5.82
RON25.91
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€25.99
|
$9.35
RON41.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€655.40
|
$601.94
RON2,681.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€467.86
|
$397.23
RON1,769.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€212.30
|
$130.07
RON579.37
|
|
pay 23.8% more for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€460.84
|
$527.95
RON2,351.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,396.23
|
$10,631.65
RON47,357.62
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.72
|
$3.23
RON14.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.41
|
$3.17
RON14.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.19
|
$5.98
RON26.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€46.61
|
$49.84
RON222.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.44
|
$8.62
RON38.39
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€81.75
|
$78.42
RON349.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€33.17
|
$39.68
RON176.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€79.76
|
$85.94
RON382.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€101.73
|
$105.80
RON471.28
|
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