Cost of living comparison
Praia is 0.4% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Praia instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.11
|
$4.67
CVE477.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
$5.91
CVE604.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.67
|
$1.41
CVE144.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.45
|
$0.96
CVE97.62
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
$1.19
CVE121.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.30
|
$3.22
CVE329.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.05
|
$3.53
CVE360.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
$2.47
CVE252.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.42
|
$1.98
CVE202.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.43
|
$1.23
CVE125.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.43
|
$0.89
CVE91.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.28
|
$0.89
CVE91.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.47
|
$0.94
CVE95.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.93
|
$0.60
CVE61.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.65
CVE66.24
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.76
|
$6.38
CVE652.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.77
|
$20.69
CVE2,115.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,719,451.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.56
|
$13.30
CVE1,359.73
|
|
pay 95.7% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
$60.11
CVE6,143.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
$246.37
CVE25,180.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
$148.36
CVE15,163.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
$62.56
CVE6,394.01
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
$76.40
CVE7,808.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
$1,064.30
CVE108,778.04
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.40
|
$2.27
CVE232.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.40
|
$1.49
CVE152.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
$4.43
CVE453.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON217.30
|
$27.92
CVE2,853.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.77
|
$5.91
CVE604.32
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
$78.84
CVE8,057.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON452.07
|
$118.26
CVE12,086.45
|
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