Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 17.5% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.52
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.94
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.89
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Bucharest
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€37.18
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,721.38
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.72
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.74
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€850.68
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€685.23
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€176.49
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€435.39
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,474.43
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.83
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.94
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€120.09
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
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