Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 55.0% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.68
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.91
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.77
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.55
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.53
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.41
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.10
|
$4.12
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.57
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.46
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.46
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.32
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.52
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.95
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.05
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON28.08
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.69
|
$49.48
€46.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,700.57
|
$28,585.69
€26,820.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.87
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON44.23
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,380.15
|
$918.12
€861.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,669.15
|
$715.20
€671.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON507.28
|
$192.75
€180.84
|
|
pay 2.5% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,376.77
|
$275.36
€258.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,903.56
|
$12,936.40
€12,137.58
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.53
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.55
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.84
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON219.75
|
$31.68
€29.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON36.18
|
$12.09
€11.35
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON337.66
|
$94.30
€88.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON196.39
|
$35.86
€33.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON361.92
|
$90.35
€84.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON457.16
|
$116.35
€109.17
|
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