Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 26.0% more expensive than The Valley.
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
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
|
The Valley
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.80
RON505.54
|
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