Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 12.8% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$11.06
RON51.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$1.88
RON8.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$1.83
RON8.52
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$4.39
RON20.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.97
|
$6.94
RON32.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$2.90
RON13.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.74
RON3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.71
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.97
RON4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.46
|
$6.01
RON27.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$17.69
RON82.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,070.51
|
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.66
|
$5.96
RON27.77
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.72
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€677.10
|
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.87
|
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.11
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
|
pay 34.9% more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.76
|
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,453.93
|
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.47
RON11.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.62
|
$47.02
RON218.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$7.74
RON36.05
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Bucharest
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.93
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.65
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.51
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.76
|
$97.82
RON455.56
|
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