Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 16.3% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$11.06
RON51.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$1.88
RON8.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$1.83
RON8.52
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.54
|
$4.39
RON20.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$6.94
RON32.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.50
|
$2.90
RON13.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.74
RON3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.71
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.97
RON4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.96
|
$6.01
RON27.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.50
|
$17.69
RON82.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,890.23
|
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.75
|
$5.96
RON27.77
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.96
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,023.39
|
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€763.13
|
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.93
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€495.00
|
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,880.70
|
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$2.47
RON11.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.03
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.99
|
$47.02
RON218.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$7.74
RON36.05
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.06
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.73
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.87
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.07
|
$97.82
RON455.56
|
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