Cost of living comparison
Spain is 22.5% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Spain instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.64
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.89
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.76
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.54
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.51
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.38
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.09
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.56
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.45
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.46
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.32
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.52
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.95
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.05
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON28.05
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.62
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,605.68
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.84
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON44.19
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,378.17
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,667.75
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON506.86
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 26.2% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,374.78
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,867.75
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.52
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.54
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.82
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON219.57
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON36.15
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON337.37
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON196.23
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON361.62
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON456.78
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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