Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bucharest vs. Kaunas Cost of Living Summary
Bucharest is 4.5% cheaper than Kaunas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.2% less in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 7.3% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 26.6% less in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 24.1% less in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 44.2% more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.6% less in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 10.1% less in Bucharest
Expenses including transportation, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bucharest.
Bucharest vs. Kaunas Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kaunas, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
|
Kaunas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.02
€12.04
|
$13.80
RON60.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.68
€10.03
|
$8.05
RON35.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
€1.96
|
$2.27
RON9.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.59
|
$2.15
RON9.38
|
|
Kaunas vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants
pay 7.3% less for groceries
|
Kaunas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
€1.58
|
$1.44
RON6.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.59
€6.52
|
$4.98
RON21.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.74
€4.93
|
$6.67
RON29.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
€2.82
|
$3.62
RON15.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.71
€3.18
|
$3.38
RON14.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.54
|
$0.64
RON2.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.58
|
$0.79
RON3.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.86
|
$0.80
RON3.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.50
|
$1.18
RON5.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.43
|
$0.46
RON2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.41
|
$0.47
RON2.06
|
|
Kaunas vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Kaunas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
€5.47
|
$6.36
RON27.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.70
€28.09
|
$23.00
RON100.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,361.25
€33,803.87
|
$28,745.54
RON125,692.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.26
€10.53
|
$6.21
RON27.15
|
|
Kaunas vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation
pay 24.1% less for housing
|
Kaunas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
€18.39
|
$11.39
RON49.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$719.01
€617.50
|
$647.24
RON2,830.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$515.86
€443.03
|
$432.85
RON1,892.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.48
€156.72
|
$139.60
RON610.41
|
|
Kaunas vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing
pay 44.2% more for childcare
|
Kaunas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$665.75
€571.76
|
$664.86
RON2,907.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,737.93
€6,645.42
|
$14,582.52
RON63,763.52
|
|
Kaunas vs. Bucharest - Cost of childcare
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kaunas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.96
€4.26
|
$3.45
RON15.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.16
|
$3.28
RON14.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.02
|
$6.67
RON29.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.28
€34.59
|
$52.49
RON229.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.68
€10.03
|
$9.20
RON40.22
|
|
Kaunas vs. Bucharest - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Kaunas
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.65
€73.56
|
$80.54
RON352.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.47
€41.63
|
$45.47
RON198.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.87
€91.78
|
$93.98
RON410.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.43
€112.01
|
$109.75
RON479.90
|
|
Kaunas vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing
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