Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 83.6% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$11.06
RON51.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$1.88
RON8.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$1.83
RON8.52
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$4.39
RON20.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$6.94
RON32.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$2.90
RON13.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.74
RON3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$0.71
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$0.97
RON4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$6.01
RON27.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$17.69
RON82.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$5.96
RON27.77
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$2.47
RON11.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$47.02
RON218.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$7.74
RON36.05
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$97.82
RON455.56
|
|
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