Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 15.2% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Italy, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Bucharest
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.71
|
$11.06
RON51.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
$5.97
RON27.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.28
|
$1.88
RON8.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.83
RON8.50
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Italy
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.16
RON5.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.72
|
$4.39
RON20.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.56
|
$6.94
RON32.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
$3.23
RON15.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.17
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.53
RON2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.74
RON3.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.71
RON3.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.97
RON4.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.42
RON1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Italy
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.49
|
$6.01
RON27.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.87
|
$17.69
RON82.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
$24,329.82
RON113,063.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.42
|
$5.96
RON27.71
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Italy
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
$9.46
RON43.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€568.03
|
$509.31
RON2,366.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€456.59
|
$357.17
RON1,659.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
$108.55
RON504.43
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
Italy
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€429.03
|
$508.58
RON2,363.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
$9,180.57
RON42,663.02
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.51
|
$2.47
RON11.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$2.90
RON13.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
$5.53
RON25.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.38
|
$47.02
RON218.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.71
|
$7.74
RON35.97
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
$72.25
RON335.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
$42.02
RON195.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
$77.44
RON359.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.28
|
$97.82
RON454.59
|
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