Cost of living comparison
Italy is 40.3% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 78.6% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay 1.5% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
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