Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.9 times more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$25.99
€24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$5.09
€4.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$7.17
€6.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$4.81
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$8.64
€8.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$23.83
€22.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$20.58
€19.09
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$5.67
€5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$521.19
€483.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$632.46
€586.77
|
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