Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 56.1% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Bucharest
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$50.00
BMD50.00
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
BMD15.00
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
BMD3.19
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
BMD2.75
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 74.5% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$8.20
BMD8.20
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.11
BMD8.11
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
BMD16.07
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.10
BMD8.10
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.59
BMD9.59
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.20
BMD5.20
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.20
BMD3.20
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
BMD4.74
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.36
BMD4.36
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
BMD3.84
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
BMD2.84
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 54.7% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
BMD8.77
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
BMD69.00
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,500.00
BMD36,500.00
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.38
BMD36.38
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$138.75
BMD138.75
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,411.11
BMD3,411.11
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,200.00
BMD2,200.00
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.60
BMD199.60
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,268.00
BMD1,268.00
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,555.56
BMD24,555.56
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BMD10.00
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.68
BMD5.68
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.50
BMD17.50
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$172.00
BMD172.00
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
BMD13.00
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.00
BMD75.00
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BMD60.00
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.00
BMD140.00
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.83
BMD133.83
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
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