Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 38.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
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