Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 21.9% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Rome, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.50
|
$11.06
RON51.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.88
RON8.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.83
RON8.52
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Rome
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$4.39
RON20.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$6.94
RON32.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.90
RON13.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.74
RON3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.71
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.97
RON4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Rome
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.17
|
$6.01
RON27.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.98
|
$17.69
RON82.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.39
|
$5.96
RON27.77
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Rome
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€723.56
|
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
Rome
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.53
|
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.47
RON11.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.61
|
$47.02
RON218.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$7.74
RON36.05
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
Rome
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.83
|
$97.82
RON455.56
|
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