Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 22.3% cheaper than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.5% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 40.2% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 35.0% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 54.4% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 30.5% more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.9% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 14.5% less in Bucharest
Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.15
|
$11.85
RON51.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$7.54
RON33.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.43
|
$2.00
RON8.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.07
|
$2.20
RON9.67
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.57
|
$1.17
RON5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.21
|
$4.52
RON19.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.28
|
$6.34
RON27.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.93
|
$3.28
RON14.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.58
|
$3.09
RON13.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.02
|
$0.59
RON2.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$0.77
RON3.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.25
|
$0.75
RON3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.73
|
$0.88
RON3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.51
RON2.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.44
RON1.93
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.79
|
$6.09
RON26.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€36.80
|
$17.24
RON75.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€24,435.04
|
$26,003.12
RON114,052.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€15.85
|
$5.82
RON25.52
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€32.19
|
$9.35
RON41.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€975.07
|
$601.94
RON2,640.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€711.62
|
$397.23
RON1,742.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€214.85
|
$130.07
RON570.49
|
|
pay 30.5% more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€241.00
|
$527.95
RON2,315.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,754.04
|
$10,631.65
RON46,631.48
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.72
|
$3.23
RON14.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.71
|
$3.17
RON13.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€5.94
|
$5.98
RON26.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€40.03
|
$49.84
RON218.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.32
|
$8.62
RON37.80
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€92.02
|
$78.42
RON343.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€38.47
|
$39.68
RON174.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€84.01
|
$85.94
RON376.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€108.37
|
$105.80
RON464.06
|
|
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