Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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Romania

Bucharest vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 45.2% more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 8.0% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 21.9% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 47.6% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 27.2% less in Bucharest

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Rosario. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Rosario, you would:

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Rosario	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,177.50	$14.64 RON69.25	+46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,454.12	$7.32 RON34.63	-36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,630.77	$2.42 RON11.44	+39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$2.25 RON10.65	+41.5%
Average			+8.5%

Rosario vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.0% more for groceries

	Rosario	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,428.40	$1.32 RON6.24	-17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,374.55	$4.36 RON20.63	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,373.15	$6.22 RON29.40	+27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,490.82	$3.67 RON17.35	+59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,096.22	$3.05 RON14.45	+13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,342.46	$0.57 RON2.70	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,067.08	$0.72 RON3.43	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS712.54	$0.69 RON3.25	+46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$1.15 RON5.42	+24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS654.02	$0.36 RON1.73	-15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS454.37	$0.34 RON1.62	+14.4%
Average			+8.0%

Rosario vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.9% more for transportation

	Rosario	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,463.47	$7.45 RON35.25	+75.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.91 RON98.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS42M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$5.65 RON26.71	-41.2%
Average			+21.9%

Rosario vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Rosario	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,485.17	$9.27 RON43.83	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS380K	$677.15 RON3,203.34	+170.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS307K	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+122.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS69,637.94	$147.83 RON699.33	+222.2%
Average			+131.6%

Rosario vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay 47.6% more for childcare

	Rosario	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+34.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	+61.5%
Average			+47.6%

Rosario vs. Bucharest - Cost of childcare

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pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$3.76 RON17.81	-4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,553.25	$3.51 RON16.59	+16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,008.57	$6.43 RON30.42	+94.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS44,520.67	$49.22 RON232.83	+67.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,285.20	$8.37 RON39.57	+74.3%
Average			+42.8%

Rosario vs. Bucharest - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.2% less for clothing

	Rosario	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS137K	$88.76 RON419.90	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS91,065.00	$38.43 RON181.80	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$77.83 RON368.20	-32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$91.69 RON433.74	-33.7%
Average			-27.2%

Rosario vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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