Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 9.3% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Athens, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$11.06
RON51.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.97
RON27.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$1.88
RON8.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$1.83
RON8.55
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$4.39
RON20.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.63
|
$6.94
RON32.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$3.23
RON15.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.90
RON13.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.53
RON2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.74
RON3.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.71
RON3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.97
RON4.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.44
RON2.05
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$6.01
RON28.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$17.69
RON82.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
$24,329.82
RON113,700.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.73
|
$5.96
RON27.87
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
$9.46
RON44.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.37
|
$509.31
RON2,380.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.59
|
$357.17
RON1,669.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
$108.55
RON507.28
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.98
|
$508.58
RON2,376.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
$9,180.57
RON42,903.56
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$2.47
RON11.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$2.90
RON13.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$5.53
RON25.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.98
|
$47.02
RON219.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$7.74
RON36.18
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Athens
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
$72.25
RON337.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
$42.02
RON196.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
$77.44
RON361.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.46
|
$97.82
RON457.16
|
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