Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 10.1% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$11.06
RON51.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$5.97
RON27.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$4.39
RON20.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$3.23
RON14.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.74
RON3.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$17.69
RON81.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$24,329.82
RON112,423.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$5.96
RON27.55
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Iceland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$9.46
RON43.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$509.31
RON2,353.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$357.17
RON1,650.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$108.55
RON501.58
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$508.58
RON2,350.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$9,180.57
RON42,421.58
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$47.02
RON217.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$72.25
RON333.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$42.02
RON194.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$77.44
RON357.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$97.82
RON452.02
|
|
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