Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 72.0% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.64
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.89
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.76
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.54
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.51
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.38
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.09
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.56
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.45
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.46
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.32
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.52
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.95
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.05
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON28.05
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.62
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,605.68
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.84
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON44.19
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,378.17
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,667.75
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON506.86
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bucharest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,374.78
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,867.75
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 67.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.52
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.54
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.82
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON219.57
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON36.15
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON337.37
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON196.23
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON361.62
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON456.78
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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