Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 33.3% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Poland, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.75
|
$11.06
RON51.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.24
|
$1.88
RON8.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$1.83
RON8.52
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.47
|
$4.39
RON20.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.36
|
$6.94
RON32.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.86
|
$2.90
RON13.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.74
RON3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.71
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.97
RON4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
Poland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.92
|
$6.01
RON27.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.44
|
$17.69
RON82.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.47
|
$5.96
RON27.77
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Poland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł921.67
|
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
|
pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.43
|
$2.47
RON11.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.88
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.72
|
$47.02
RON218.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.70
|
$7.74
RON36.05
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Poland
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.46
|
$97.82
RON455.56
|
|
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