Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 19.5% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.98
|
$10.94
RON50.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.51
|
$7.66
RON35.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$2.09
RON9.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.67
|
$2.12
RON9.70
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.11
RON5.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.07
|
$4.60
RON21.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.02
|
$6.63
RON30.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
$3.27
RON14.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$3.02
RON13.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.72
RON3.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.90
RON4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.46
RON2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.45
RON2.05
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.25
|
$5.88
RON26.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.91
|
$17.51
RON80.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,307.69
|
$26,408.94
RON121,116.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.50
|
$5.91
RON27.10
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.01
|
$8.86
RON40.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,263.51
|
$568.98
RON2,609.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€911.84
|
$395.47
RON1,813.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.67
|
$118.98
RON545.68
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€500.74
|
$483.31
RON2,216.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,198.46
|
$10,056.32
RON46,120.30
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$3.06
RON14.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$3.15
RON14.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.64
|
$5.69
RON26.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.67
|
$50.37
RON231.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.98
|
$7.66
RON35.12
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.38
|
$78.75
RON361.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.28
|
$40.30
RON184.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.37
|
$81.53
RON373.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.12
|
$100.55
RON461.16
|
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