Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 4.6% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,759.78
|
$11.06
RON51.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,685.56
|
$5.97
RON27.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft498.92
|
$1.88
RON8.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft402.41
|
$1.83
RON8.54
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft564.61
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,351.74
|
$4.39
RON20.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,982.57
|
$6.94
RON32.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,233.36
|
$3.23
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft933.57
|
$2.90
RON13.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft272.86
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft337.39
|
$0.74
RON3.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft334.53
|
$0.71
RON3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft636.09
|
$0.97
RON4.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft203.38
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft229.33
|
$0.44
RON2.05
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,678.27
|
$6.01
RON28.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,205.11
|
$17.69
RON82.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,448,113.56
|
$24,329.82
RON113,605.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,511.73
|
$5.96
RON27.84
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,739.99
|
$9.46
RON44.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft214,999.79
|
$509.31
RON2,378.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft163,717.10
|
$357.17
RON1,667.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,872.25
|
$108.55
RON506.86
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft151,950.50
|
$508.58
RON2,374.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,765,303.30
|
$9,180.57
RON42,867.75
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft859.38
|
$2.47
RON11.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft781.99
|
$2.90
RON13.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,255.87
|
$5.53
RON25.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,947.34
|
$47.02
RON219.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,685.56
|
$7.74
RON36.15
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,986.80
|
$72.25
RON337.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,818.16
|
$42.02
RON196.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft31,181.03
|
$77.44
RON361.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft37,039.17
|
$97.82
RON456.78
|
|
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