Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 7.5% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 80.4% more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
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