Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 42.7% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 13.6% more for housing
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Roseau
|
Bucharest
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
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