Cost of living comparison

 The Valley, Anguilla
compared to
Bucharest vs. The Valley Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 26.0% more expensive than The Valley.

Restaurants
pay 38.3% less in Bucharest
Groceries
pay 31.2% less in Bucharest
Transportation
pay 24.2% less in Bucharest
Housing
pay 58.9% less in Bucharest
Childcare
pay 4.2 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.0% less in Bucharest

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bucharest. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. The Valley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of The Valley, you would:

pay 38.3% less for restaurants

 
The Valley
Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
EC$54.05
$11.85
RON57.42
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
EC$27.03
$7.54
RON36.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.50
EC$9.46
$2.00
RON9.68

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

 
The Valley
Bucharest
Bread
1 loaf
$3.50
EC$9.47
$1.17
RON5.69
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.02
EC$29.79
$4.52
RON21.92
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
EC$17.84
$6.34
RON30.73

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pay 24.2% less for transportation

 
The Valley
Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.50
EC$17.57
$6.09
RON29.52
Monthly public transit pass ?? $17.24
RON83.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
$26,003.12
RON125,995.50

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pay 58.9% less for housing

 
The Valley
Bucharest
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.00
EC$148.64
$9.35
RON45.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $601.94
RON2,916.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $800.00
EC$2,162.04
$397.23
RON1,924.74

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

 
The Valley
Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $100.00
EC$270.25
$527.95
RON2,558.13
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
$10,631.65
RON51,514.59

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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
The Valley
Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
EC$10.81
$3.23
RON15.66
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
EC$13.51
$3.17
RON15.35
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $5.98
RON28.97

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
The Valley
Bucharest
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $78.42
RON379.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $39.68
RON192.25
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $85.94
RON416.43

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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