Cost of living comparison
Russia is 32.6% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Russia instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.68
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.91
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.77
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.55
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.53
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.41
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.10
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.57
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.46
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.46
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.32
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.52
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.95
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.05
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON28.08
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.69
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,700.57
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.87
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON44.23
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,380.15
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,669.15
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON507.28
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,376.77
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,903.56
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.53
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.55
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.84
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON219.75
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON36.18
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON337.66
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON196.39
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON361.92
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON457.16
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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