Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 3.5% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK147.90
|
$10.94
RON50.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.05
|
$7.66
RON35.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.99
|
$2.09
RON9.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.54
|
$2.12
RON9.84
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.06
|
$1.11
RON5.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.77
|
$4.60
RON21.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.67
|
$6.63
RON30.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.00
|
$3.27
RON15.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.88
|
$3.02
RON14.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.88
|
$0.54
RON2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.73
|
$0.77
RON3.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.85
|
$0.72
RON3.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.29
|
$0.90
RON4.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.43
|
$0.46
RON2.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.66
|
$0.45
RON2.08
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK73.63
|
$5.88
RON27.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,005.70
|
$17.51
RON81.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK304,668.53
|
$26,408.94
RON122,880.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK295.79
|
$5.91
RON27.49
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK310.33
|
$8.86
RON41.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,047.81
|
$568.98
RON2,647.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,916.43
|
$395.47
RON1,840.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,222.91
|
$118.98
RON553.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,455.80
|
$483.31
RON2,248.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,278.32
|
$10,056.32
RON46,792.06
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.95
|
$3.06
RON14.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.01
|
$3.15
RON14.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.00
|
$5.69
RON26.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK414.00
|
$50.37
RON234.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK152.33
|
$7.66
RON35.64
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK832.35
|
$78.75
RON366.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK446.57
|
$40.30
RON187.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,001.23
|
$81.53
RON379.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,491.72
|
$100.55
RON467.88
|
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