Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 96.5% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
|
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