Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 7.2% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.50
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.74
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.52
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.45
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.30
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.52
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.45
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.45
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.31
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.51
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.95
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.04
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.98
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.40
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.77
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.49
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.50
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON218.98
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON36.05
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 72.6% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON455.56
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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