Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 4.6% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
$11.06
RON51.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
$5.97
RON27.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
$1.88
RON8.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
$1.83
RON8.50
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
$1.16
RON5.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
$4.39
RON20.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
$6.94
RON32.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
$3.23
RON15.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
$0.53
RON2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
$0.74
RON3.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
$0.71
RON3.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
$0.97
RON4.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
$0.42
RON1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
$6.01
RON27.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
$17.69
RON82.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
$24,329.82
RON113,063.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
$5.96
RON27.71
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
$9.46
RON43.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
$509.31
RON2,366.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
$357.17
RON1,659.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
$108.55
RON504.43
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
$508.58
RON2,363.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
$9,180.57
RON42,663.02
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
$2.47
RON11.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
$2.90
RON13.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
$5.53
RON25.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
$47.02
RON218.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
$7.74
RON35.97
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
$72.25
RON335.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
$42.02
RON195.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
$77.44
RON359.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
$97.82
RON454.59
|
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