Cost of living comparison
London is 2.8 times more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in London instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.10
|
$25.22
£19.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.07
|
$10.09
£7.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$2.54
£1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.69
|
$2.08
£1.60
|
|
pay 56.3% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.05
|
$4.74
£3.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.34
|
$6.34
£4.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.95
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$4.28
£3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$1.47
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.13
|
$1.76
£1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.09
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.92
|
$7.20
£5.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.15
|
$252.24
£193.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,918.62
|
$34,406.00
£26,362.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.05
|
$25.33
£19.41
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.58
|
$39.12
£29.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,605.21
|
$2,697.16
£2,066.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,810.74
|
$2,027.26
£1,553.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.79
|
$284.51
£217.99
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Bucharest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,212.95
|
$2,321.07
£1,778.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,044.88
|
$25,293.41
£19,380.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.03
|
$8.20
£6.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.41
|
$4.56
£3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.05
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.64
|
$58.95
£45.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.07
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.56
|
$103.07
£78.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.52
|
$49.65
£38.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.32
|
$112.31
£86.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.41
|
$123.32
£94.49
|
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