Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.1 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
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