Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 8.0% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.10
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.80
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.89
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.00
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€569.69
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€533.91
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.57
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.60
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
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