Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 5.1% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,012
|
$11.06
RON51.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD840
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD209
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD144
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD484
|
$4.39
RON20.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD611
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD277
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD347
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD91
|
$0.74
RON3.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD82
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD86
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD36
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD715
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,315
|
$17.69
RON81.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,824,581
|
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,030
|
$5.96
RON27.56
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,855
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD87,516
|
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,024
|
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,522
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,581
|
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD742,822
|
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD253
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD218
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD415
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,466
|
$47.02
RON217.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD709
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,875
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,767
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,277
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,792
|
$97.82
RON452.07
|
|
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