Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.20
RON10.68
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.28
RON15.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$3.09
RON14.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
RON2.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.77
RON3.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.75
RON3.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.88
RON4.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
RON2.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
RON2.13
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RON28.19
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$130.07
RON630.23
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$49.84
RON241.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.62
RON41.76
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.80
RON512.65
|
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