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Bucharest vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 5.8 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 74.6% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 29.8% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 31.4 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 4.1 times more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Bucharest are more expensive than in Nuku'alofa. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bucharest. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

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pay 2.8% more for restaurants

	Nuku'alofa	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$13.80 RON59.82	+66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$8.05 RON34.89	-22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$2.27 RON9.86	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$2.15 RON9.30	-12.7%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Nuku'alofa	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$1.44 RON6.26	+39.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$4.98 RON21.61	+10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$6.67 RON28.91	+12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$3.62 RON15.69	-29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$3.38 RON14.66	+26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.64 RON2.79	-48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.79 RON3.41	-37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$0.80 RON3.47	-39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$1.18 RON5.13	-30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.46 RON2.01	-67.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.47 RON2.04	-60.6%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 74.6% more for transportation

	Nuku'alofa	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$6.36 RON27.56	+15.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$23.00 RON99.70	-44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$28,745.54 RON124,623.43	+394.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$6.21 RON26.92	-66.8%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 29.8% less for housing

	Nuku'alofa	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$11.39 RON49.37	-90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$647.24 RON2,806.06	+3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$432.85 RON1,876.60
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$139.60 RON605.22	-2.3%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 31.4 times more for childcare

	Nuku'alofa	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$664.86 RON2,882.45	+321.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$14,582.52 RON63,221.05	+5751.9%
Average			+3036.6%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuku'alofa	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$3.45 RON14.95	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$3.28 RON14.23	+12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$6.67 RON28.91	-34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$52.49 RON227.58	+68.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$9.20 RON39.88	-77.9%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 4.1 times more for clothing

	Nuku'alofa	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$80.54 RON349.17	+454.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$45.47 RON197.14	+157.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$93.98 RON407.43	+352.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$109.75 RON475.82	+277.5%
Average			+310.4%

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