Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 12.6% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Majuro
|
Bucharest
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$11.06
RON51.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
$4.39
RON20.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.74
RON3.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Majuro
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$17.69
RON81.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$5.96
RON27.56
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
Majuro
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Majuro
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$47.02
RON217.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
Majuro
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$97.82
RON452.07
|
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