Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 32.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% less in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 39.3% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 46.0% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 27.7% less in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% less in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Bucharest

Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 14.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.04	$11.85 RON52.79	-20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$7.54 RON33.59	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.32	$2.00 RON8.90	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.61	$2.20 RON9.82	+2.3%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 39.3% less for groceries

	Wellington	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.29	$1.17 RON5.23	-40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.96	$4.52 RON20.15	+9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.71	$6.34 RON28.25	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.47	$3.28 RON14.60	-52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.48	$3.09 RON13.76	-38.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.34	$0.59 RON2.61	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.83	$0.77 RON3.43	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.48	$0.75 RON3.35	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.38	$0.88 RON3.92	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.70	$0.51 RON2.26	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.41	$0.44 RON1.96	-47.5%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 46.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.76	$6.09 RON27.14	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$213.93	$17.24 RON76.78	-86.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,588.22	$26,003.12 RON115,828.28	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.55	$5.82 RON25.91	-68.1%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Wellington	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$91.01	$9.35 RON41.67	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,494.29	$601.94 RON2,681.27	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,239.10	$397.23 RON1,769.42	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$224.90	$130.07 RON579.37	-3.0%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 27.7% less for childcare

	Wellington	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,461.41	$527.95 RON2,351.70	-39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,213.75	$10,631.65 RON47,357.62	-16.0%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.02	$3.23 RON14.40	-54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.72	$3.17 RON14.11	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$41.01	$5.98 RON26.63	-75.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.83	$49.84 RON222.02	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.53	$8.62 RON38.39	-29.6%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Wellington	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$127.08	$78.42 RON349.29	+3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$92.39	$39.68 RON176.74	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$200.31	$85.94 RON382.83	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$217.33	$105.80 RON471.28	-18.4%
Average			-17.7%

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