Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 38.9% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 19.3% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
BSD35.00
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
BSD9.50
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
BSD2.18
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
BSD1.83
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.24
BSD5.24
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.03
BSD18.03
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.38
BSD6.38
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
BSD4.98
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
BSD1.32
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BSD2.14
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
BSD1.49
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
Nassau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.29
BSD104.29
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,164.29
BSD1,164.29
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,214.29
BSD1,214.29
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$231.16
BSD231.16
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$633.33
BSD633.33
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
BSD11.00
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$118.71
BSD118.71
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.50
BSD67.50
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$76.67
BSD76.67
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Bucharest or Nassau. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.