Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bucharest vs. Tivat Cost of Living Summary
Bucharest is 8.0% more expensive than Tivat.
Bucharest vs. Tivat Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Tivat, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
|
Tivat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
€9.70
|
$13.80
RON63.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.34
€8.17
|
$8.05
RON36.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.12
|
$2.27
RON10.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.26
|
$2.15
RON9.81
|
|
Tivat vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.1% more for groceries
|
Tivat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
$1.44
RON6.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
€3.96
|
$4.98
RON22.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.37
|
$6.67
RON30.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€2.83
|
$3.62
RON16.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
€3.35
|
$3.38
RON15.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.60
|
$0.64
RON2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.69
|
$0.79
RON3.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.66
|
$0.80
RON3.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.19
|
$1.18
RON5.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.40
|
$0.46
RON2.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.47
RON2.15
|
|
Tivat vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries
pay 20.4% less for transportation
|
Tivat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.63
€5.80
|
$6.36
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.88
€35.74
|
$23.00
RON105.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,863.76
€23,488.46
|
$28,745.54
RON131K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.51
€9.19
|
$6.21
RON28.39
|
|
Tivat vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation
pay 32.0% less for housing
|
Tivat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.29
€29.11
|
$11.39
RON52.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.66
€936.13
|
$647.24
RON2,959.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$739.73
€646.78
|
$432.85
RON1,979.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.51
€102.74
|
$139.60
RON638.38
|
|
Tivat vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing
pay 51.2% more for childcare
|
Tivat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$418.53
€365.94
|
$664.86
RON3,040.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,161.51
€8,884.77
|
$14,582.52
RON66,685.86
|
|
Tivat vs. Bucharest - Cost of childcare
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tivat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.40
|
$3.45
RON15.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
€1.92
|
$3.28
RON15.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
€3.88
|
$6.67
RON30.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.64
€43.40
|
$52.49
RON240.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
€5.11
|
$9.20
RON42.07
|
|
Tivat vs. Bucharest - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Tivat
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.70
€75.81
|
$80.54
RON368.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.88
€35.74
|
$45.47
RON207.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.63
€83.61
|
$93.98
RON429.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
€94.46
|
$109.75
RON501.89
|
|
Tivat vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing
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