Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 7.4% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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