Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 12.2% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.82
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.38
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.00
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.49
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.34
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
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pay 21.0% less for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.16
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€23,885.86
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.41
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€28.80
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,036.75
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€906.31
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.04
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€626.11
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.37
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.64
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€44.72
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.03
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.88
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€96.56
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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