Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 23.2% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK3,012
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,410
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK405
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK289
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK514
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,068
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK860
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK825
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,238
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK213
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK135
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK176
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK311
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK197
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,196
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,337
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,813,330
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,251
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,551
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK260,121
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK232,501
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,991
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 84.6% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,541
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK835,018
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,506
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK710
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,657
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,140
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK2,008
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,504
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,069
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,741
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,371
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
|
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