Cost of living comparison
Athens is 28.9% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Athens instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 0.7% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.81
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.57
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.69
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.82
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
pay 27.7% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.15
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.35
|
$6.88
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.77
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.16
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON14.01
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.52
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.57
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.33
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.19
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.11
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.07
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 56.2% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.30
|
$7.66
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON81.30
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,643.12
|
$27,399.57
€25,558.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.44
|
$12.13
€11.31
|
|
pay 87.9% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON41.16
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,642.36
|
$630.26
€587.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,836.57
|
$532.87
€497.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON552.56
|
$165.03
€153.95
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,244.51
|
$482.99
€450.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,701.56
|
$10,389.46
€9,691.50
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.23
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.61
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.42
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON233.93
|
$46.52
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.57
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON365.70
|
$89.99
€83.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON187.15
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON378.65
|
$95.37
€88.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON466.97
|
$116.71
€108.87
|
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