Cost of living comparison
Austria is 51.1% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Austria instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.64
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.89
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.76
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.54
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 56.6% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.51
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.38
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.09
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.56
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.45
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.46
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.32
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.52
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.95
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.05
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON28.05
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.62
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,605.68
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.84
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON44.19
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,378.17
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,667.75
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON506.86
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,374.78
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,867.75
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.52
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.54
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.82
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON219.57
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON36.15
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON337.37
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON196.23
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON361.62
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON456.78
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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