Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 8.1% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 54.8% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$167.58
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$147.87
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.07
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$13.92
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$43.70
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$92.53
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$104.82
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$41.34
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$68.61
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$23.63
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.68
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$13.65
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$15.18
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$15.75
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$14.38
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$90.60
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$357.45
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$364,733.86
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$464.64
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$17,586.09
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$10,691.78
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$688.93
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$6,779.39
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$166,793.92
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$49.29
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$58.44
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$73.93
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,010.71
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$98.58
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,111.73
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$747.38
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$1,836.90
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$1,762.89
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
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