Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 20.6% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP714,696
|
$10.94
RON50.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
$7.66
RON35.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,224
|
$2.09
RON9.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,352
|
$2.12
RON9.84
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,918
|
$1.11
RON5.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP458,924
|
$4.60
RON21.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP573,601
|
$6.63
RON30.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,472
|
$3.27
RON15.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,187
|
$3.02
RON14.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,199
|
$0.54
RON2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,936
|
$0.77
RON3.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,406
|
$0.72
RON3.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,369
|
$0.90
RON4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,311
|
$0.46
RON2.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,964
|
$0.45
RON2.08
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,632
|
$5.88
RON27.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,826,328
|
$17.51
RON81.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,233,425,626
|
$26,408.94
RON122,880.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,206,050
|
$5.91
RON27.49
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,522,687
|
$8.86
RON41.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,957,016
|
$568.98
RON2,647.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,985,978
|
$395.47
RON1,840.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,928,052
|
$118.98
RON553.63
|
|
pay 95.5% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,034,533
|
$483.31
RON2,248.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP370,748,654
|
$10,056.32
RON46,792.06
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,011
|
$3.06
RON14.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,766
|
$3.15
RON14.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,582
|
$5.69
RON26.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,434,669
|
$50.37
RON234.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
$7.66
RON35.64
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,476,392
|
$78.75
RON366.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,849,724
|
$40.30
RON187.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,635,636
|
$81.53
RON379.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,529,007
|
$100.55
RON467.88
|
|
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