Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 94.2% more expensive than Tashkent.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.2 times more in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 62.9% more in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 64.8% more in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 67.1% more in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 46.0% more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 4.8% less in Bucharest
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Bucharest are more expensive than in Tashkent. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
UZS63,920.73
|
$11.85
RON51.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS50,865.17
|
$7.54
RON32.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
UZS7,280.89
|
$2.00
RON8.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,147.91
|
$2.20
RON9.59
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
UZS6,208.68
|
$1.17
RON5.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
UZS45,463.08
|
$4.52
RON19.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS52,560.78
|
$6.34
RON27.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
UZS21,372.62
|
$3.28
RON14.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,289.44
|
$3.09
RON13.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
UZS7,764.05
|
$0.59
RON2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,759.83
|
$0.77
RON3.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
UZS12,315.40
|
$0.75
RON3.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,230.26
|
$0.88
RON3.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,735.15
|
$0.51
RON2.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,202.31
|
$0.44
RON1.92
|
|
pay 64.8% more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS46,931.94
|
$6.09
RON26.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
UZS136,255.07
|
$17.24
RON74.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,484.77
UZS235,057,716.53
|
$26,003.12
RON113,126.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.02
UZS38,466.78
|
$5.82
RON25.31
|
|
pay 67.1% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.73
UZS161,875.71
|
$9.35
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.57
UZS8,349,186.98
|
$601.94
RON2,618.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.70
UZS5,286,179.39
|
$397.23
RON1,728.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
UZS405,757.51
|
$130.07
RON565.86
|
|
pay 46.0% more for childcare
Tashkent
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.58
UZS3,733,280.20
|
$527.95
RON2,296.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,476.32
UZS120,503,712.80
|
$10,631.65
RON46,252.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,829.23
|
$3.23
RON14.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS21,933.69
|
$3.17
RON13.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,432.58
|
$5.98
RON26.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.19
UZS600,095.18
|
$49.84
RON216.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
UZS63,581.46
|
$8.62
RON37.50
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.56
UZS681,024.24
|
$78.42
RON341.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
UZS703,386.41
|
$39.68
RON172.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.15
UZS1,298,989.86
|
$85.94
RON373.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.71
UZS1,713,027.50
|
$105.80
RON460.29
|
|
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