Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 26.6% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of London, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.29
|
$11.06
RON51.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.74
|
$5.97
RON27.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
CA$2.71
|
$1.88
RON8.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.19
|
$1.83
RON8.54
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CA$3.04
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
CA$7.67
|
$4.39
RON20.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.15
CA$9.84
|
$6.94
RON32.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
CA$3.99
|
$3.23
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
CA$6.10
|
$2.90
RON13.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CA$2.06
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
CA$0.77
|
$0.74
RON3.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.89
|
$0.71
RON3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
CA$2.51
|
$0.97
RON4.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CA$1.14
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.44
RON2.05
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
CA$6.51
|
$6.01
RON28.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.06
CA$96.37
|
$17.69
RON82.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,431.43
|
$24,329.82
RON113,605.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.75
CA$20.29
|
$5.96
RON27.84
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.74
CA$82.16
|
$9.46
RON44.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.88
CA$1,985.98
|
$509.31
RON2,378.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.27
CA$1,536.75
|
$357.17
RON1,667.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.85
CA$177.22
|
$108.55
RON506.86
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$737.49
CA$1,014.38
|
$508.58
RON2,374.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,874.87
CA$24,586.00
|
$9,180.57
RON42,867.75
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.09
|
$2.47
RON11.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
CA$4.81
|
$2.90
RON13.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.84
CA$14.91
|
$5.53
RON25.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.34
CA$43.11
|
$47.02
RON219.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.05
CA$15.21
|
$7.74
RON36.15
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
London
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.06
CA$101.87
|
$72.25
RON337.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.62
CA$59.99
|
$42.02
RON196.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.84
CA$113.95
|
$77.44
RON361.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.30
CA$131.08
|
$97.82
RON456.78
|
|
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