Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 32.0% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
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