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Bucharest vs. Daejeon Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 7.0% more expensive than Daejeon.

Restaurants: pay 81.7% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 58.9% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 31.2% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 45.5% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 17.0% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in Bucharest

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

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Bucharest vs. Daejeon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.7% more for restaurants

	Daejeon	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 ₩9,962	$14.64 RON69.25	+96.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 ₩7,273	$7.32 RON34.63	+34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 ₩1,644	$2.42 RON11.44	+96.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩877	$2.25 RON10.65	+242.8%
Average			+81.7%

Daejeon vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.9% less for groceries

	Daejeon	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 ₩3,611	$1.32 RON6.24	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.50 ₩7,347	$4.36 RON20.63	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.08 ₩10,786	$6.22 RON29.40	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 ₩3,367	$3.67 RON17.35	+45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 ₩4,858	$3.05 RON14.45	-16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.99 ₩6,665	$0.57 RON2.70	-88.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.52 ₩3,367	$0.72 RON3.43	-71.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.60 ₩3,464	$0.69 RON3.25	-73.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.69 ₩3,593	$1.15 RON5.42	-57.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.37 ₩3,163	$0.36 RON1.73	-84.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 ₩1,672	$0.34 RON1.62	-72.7%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 31.2% more for transportation

	Daejeon	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 ₩6,303	$7.45 RON35.25	+57.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.20 ₩14,944	$20.91 RON98.93	+86.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,162.26 ₩38M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 ₩12,254	$5.65 RON26.71	-38.5%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 45.5% more for housing

	Daejeon	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.39 ₩29,887	$9.27 RON43.83	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$373.20 ₩498K	$677.15 RON3,203.34	+81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.56 ₩398K	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06 ₩178K	$147.83 RON699.33	+11.1%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 17.0% more for childcare

	Daejeon	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.29 ₩403K	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+107.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,781.84 ₩29M	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	-34.0%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Daejeon	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 ₩4,732	$3.76 RON17.81	+6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 ₩4,908	$3.51 RON16.59	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,483	$6.43 RON30.42	+91.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.59 ₩44,831	$49.22 RON232.83	+46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$8.37 RON39.57	-25.3%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Daejeon	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.19 ₩85,677	$88.76 RON419.90	+38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.05 ₩54,793	$38.43 RON181.80	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.30 ₩125K	$77.83 RON368.20	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.36 ₩142K	$91.69 RON433.74	-13.8%
Average			-1.8%

Daejeon vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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