Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 40.6% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON50.87
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.47
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.63
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.41
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
pay 27.7% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.34
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.20
|
$5.92
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON31.90
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.87
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.36
|
$3.74
€3.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.42
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.41
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.27
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.45
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.92
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.64
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.40
|
$59.37
€54.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON111,919.62
|
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.43
|
$13.63
€12.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.54
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,342.87
|
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,643.00
|
$816.29
€751.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON499.33
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,339.54
|
$529.47
€487.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,231.54
|
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.35
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.34
|
$2.17
€2.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.44
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON216.31
|
$41.71
€38.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.61
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON332.37
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON193.32
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON356.25
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON450.00
|
$94.21
€86.76
|
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