Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 16.8% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 24.1% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
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