Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 22.2% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
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