Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 19.6% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$11.06
RON51.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
$5.97
RON27.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$4.39
RON20.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
$3.23
RON14.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.58
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.74
RON3.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.50
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.79
|
$17.69
RON81.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
$24,329.82
RON112,423.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.34
|
$5.96
RON27.55
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
$9.46
RON43.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
$509.31
RON2,353.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€927.77
|
$357.17
RON1,650.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
$108.55
RON501.58
|
|
pay 79.1% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.35
|
$508.58
RON2,350.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
$9,180.57
RON42,421.58
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.75
|
$47.02
RON217.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
$72.25
RON333.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
$42.02
RON194.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
$77.44
RON357.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.79
|
$97.82
RON452.02
|
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