Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 48.4% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Suva, you would:
pay 90.2% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.21
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.88
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD12.21
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.93
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.60
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.85
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.36
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD50.71
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD50,714.70
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD51.56
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,711.62
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD920.11
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD76.27
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 81.0% more for childcare
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD422.62
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD22,314.47
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.09
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD7.03
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.31
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD61.34
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 92.7% more for clothing
Suva
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.83
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD61.87
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD144.61
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD119.52
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
|
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