Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 20.6% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 95.5% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
|
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