Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 62.9% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
|
pay 72.5% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
|
pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
|
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