Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 15.9% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 73.5% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 56.2% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
|
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