Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Canada

North Vancouver vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 69.4% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 90.5% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 38.2% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 10.8% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in North Vancouver

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in North Vancouver are more expensive than in Bucharest. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in North Vancouver.

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North Vancouver vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 23.0% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.25	$21.04 CA$29.79	+43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$9.12 CA$12.91	+24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.44	$2.28 CA$3.23	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.65	$1.72 CA$2.43	-23.7%
Average			+23.0%

Bucharest vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.5% more for groceries

	Bucharest	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.24	$2.76 CA$3.91	+109.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.63	$6.88 CA$9.73	+57.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.40	$7.40 CA$10.48	+19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.35	$3.16 CA$4.47	-13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.45	$6.21 CA$8.79	+103.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.70	$1.88 CA$2.66	+228.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.43	$0.65 CA$0.91	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.25	$1.97 CA$2.79	+186.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.42	$1.83 CA$2.59	+59.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.73	$1.29 CA$1.82	+253.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.62	$1.26 CA$1.78	+267.0%
Average			+90.5%

Bucharest vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.2% more for transportation

	Bucharest	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.25	$4.82 CA$6.83	-35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON98.93	$98.37 CA$139.26	+370.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 RON26.71	$14.86 CA$21.04	+163.2%
Average			+38.2%

Bucharest vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bucharest	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON43.83	$52.60 CA$74.47	+467.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,203.34	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+164.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,135.02	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+241.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON699.33	$98.03 CA$138.79	-33.7%
Average			+147.1%

Bucharest vs. North Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

	Bucharest	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,966.59	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	+65.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	-26.0%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.81	$4.73 CA$6.70	+25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.59	$4.14 CA$5.86	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 RON30.42	$14.03 CA$19.86	+118.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.22 RON232.83	$30.33 CA$42.95	-38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.57	$11.92 CA$16.88	+42.5%
Average			+13.3%

Bucharest vs. North Vancouver - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Bucharest	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON419.90	$63.12 CA$89.37	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON181.80	$37.41 CA$52.96	-2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON368.20	$80.66 CA$114.19	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON433.74	$109.88 CA$155.57	+19.8%
Average			-3.7%

Bucharest vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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