Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 1.0% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
Victoria
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
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