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Victoria vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 60.2% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 57.7% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 62.6% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 60.1% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.7% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 26.0% less in Victoria

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Victoria are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Victoria. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 20.2% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.80 RON59.82	$15.17 SCR229.66	+9.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON34.89	$11.80 SCR178.62	+46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON9.86	$2.27 SCR34.41	-0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.30	$2.67 SCR40.42	+24.4%
Average			+20.2%

Bucharest vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.7% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 RON6.26	$1.63 SCR24.71	+13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 RON21.61	$16.42 SCR248.61	+229.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 RON28.91	$6.80 SCR103.03	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 RON15.69	$3.77 SCR57.16	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 RON14.66	$2.64 SCR39.93	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.79	$0.96 SCR14.47	+48.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.41	$1.30 SCR19.68	+65.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.47	$1.02 SCR15.43	+27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 RON5.13	$2.67 SCR40.36	+125.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.01	$0.83 SCR12.50	+77.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.04	$0.77 SCR11.71	+64.5%
Average			+57.7%

Bucharest vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.6% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON27.56	$5.31 SCR80.40	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON99.70	$24.27 SCR367.45	+5.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,745.54 RON124,623.43	$26,478.78 SCR400,962.94	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON26.92	$22.92 SCR347.04	+269.1%
Average			+62.6%

Bucharest vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 RON49.37	$137.06 SCR2,075.41	+1103.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.24 RON2,806.06	$907.20 SCR13,737.58	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.85 RON1,876.60	$752.68 SCR11,397.74	+73.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 RON605.22	$103.71 SCR1,570.40	-25.7%
Average			+298.0%

Bucharest vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 60.1% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$664.86 RON2,882.45	$151.66 SCR2,296.56	-77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,582.52 RON63,221.05	$8,305.98 SCR125,775.79	-43.0%
Average			-60.1%

Bucharest vs. Victoria - Cost of childcare

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pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON14.95	$3.87 SCR58.62	+12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 RON14.23	$4.62 SCR69.89	+40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 RON28.91	$22.69 SCR343.54	+240.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.49 RON227.58	$93.08 SCR1,409.47	+77.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON39.88	$6.74 SCR102.07	-26.7%
Average			+68.7%

Bucharest vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.0% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.54 RON349.17	$59.55 SCR901.69	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.47 RON197.14	$25.78 SCR390.42	-43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 RON407.43	$84.50 SCR1,279.64	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.75 RON475.82	$82.90 SCR1,255.27	-24.5%
Average			-26.0%

Bucharest vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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