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Croatia

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Romania

Bucharest vs. Dubrovnik Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 35.0% more expensive than Dubrovnik.

Restaurants: pay 45.2% less in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 4.9% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 36.9% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 39.4% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 32.5% more in Bucharest

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

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Bucharest vs. Dubrovnik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.2% less for restaurants

	Dubrovnik	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.44 HRK134.64	$13.80 RON63.10	-32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 HRK92.32	$8.05 RON36.81	-42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.70 HRK30.94	$2.27 RON10.40	-51.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.69 HRK30.91	$2.15 RON9.81	-54.3%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 4.9% more for groceries

	Dubrovnik	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 HRK8.46	$1.44 RON6.60	+12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 HRK34.62	$4.98 RON22.79	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20 HRK27.67	$6.67 RON30.49	+58.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 HRK28.62	$3.62 RON16.55	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 HRK29.66	$3.38 RON15.46	-24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 HRK5.06	$0.64 RON2.94	-16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.71	$0.79 RON3.60	+10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 HRK5.23	$0.80 RON3.67	+0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 HRK6.63	$1.18 RON5.42	+17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 HRK2.79	$0.46 RON2.13	+9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 HRK2.88	$0.47 RON2.15	+7.6%
Average			+4.9%

Dubrovnik vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% less for transportation

	Dubrovnik	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.66 HRK43.89	$6.36 RON29.07	-4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.23 HRK376.99	$23.00 RON105.16	-59.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,460.23 HRK253K	$28,745.54 RON131K	-25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.72 HRK96.94	$6.21 RON28.39	-57.8%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 39.4% less for housing

	Dubrovnik	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.45 HRK180.80	$11.39 RON52.08	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,206.92 HRK7,950.21	$647.24 RON2,959.85	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.53 HRK5,642.08	$432.85 RON1,979.44	-49.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.99 HRK948.50	$139.60 RON638.38	-3.1%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Dubrovnik	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$93.44 HRK615.50	$664.86 RON3,040.42	+611.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,175.93 HRK53,856.23	$14,582.52 RON66,685.86	+78.4%
Average			+344.9%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Dubrovnik	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 HRK53.86	$3.45 RON15.77	-57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.30 HRK28.32	$3.28 RON15.01	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 HRK36.58	$6.67 RON30.50	+20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.03 HRK474.45	$52.49 RON240.05	-27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.47 HRK55.78	$9.20 RON42.07	+8.6%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

	Dubrovnik	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.92 HRK500.09	$80.54 RON368.31	+6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.20 HRK192.34	$45.47 RON207.95	+55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.08 HRK461.62	$93.98 RON429.76	+34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.76 HRK538.56	$109.75 RON501.89	+34.2%
Average			+32.5%

Dubrovnik vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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