Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 42.2% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON49.05
|
$6.59
¥923
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON34.34
|
$5.14
¥721
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.35
|
$1.15
¥161
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.48
|
$0.76
¥107
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON4.97
|
$1.73
¥242
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON20.62
|
$7.97
¥1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON29.71
|
$5.76
¥808
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.64
|
$2.15
¥301
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.53
|
$3.23
¥453
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.43
|
$2.37
¥332
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.44
|
$1.13
¥159
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.21
|
$2.58
¥362
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.04
|
$2.19
¥308
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.04
|
$1.27
¥178
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.00
|
$1.23
¥173
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.36
|
$4.29
¥601
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON78.48
|
$50.63
¥7,099
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON118,399.21
|
$21,471.04
¥3,010,580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON26.49
|
$25.31
¥3,549
|
|
pay 97.6% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON39.74
|
$31.29
¥4,387
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,550.92
|
$1,013.09
¥142,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,773.02
|
$584.76
¥81,992
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON533.44
|
$132.60
¥18,593
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,166.84
|
$486.02
¥68,148
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON45,085.51
|
$14,566.86
¥2,042,504
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON13.73
|
$3.21
¥450
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.10
|
$3.30
¥462
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON25.51
|
$3.85
¥540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON225.83
|
$61.83
¥8,670
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON34.34
|
$12.21
¥1,712
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON353.05
|
$54.04
¥7,578
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON180.68
|
$36.17
¥5,072
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON365.54
|
$61.61
¥8,639
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON450.82
|
$79.69
¥11,174
|
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