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Finland

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Romania

Bucharest vs. Turku Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 24.3% cheaper than Turku.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% less in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 41.8% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 18.5% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 99.6% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% less in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 15.1% less in Bucharest

Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Bucharest. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Turku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.5% less for restaurants

	Turku	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.24 €14.45	$14.64 RON69.25	-9.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €10.96	$7.32 RON34.63	-40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.54	$2.42 RON11.44	-15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.70	$2.25 RON10.65	+17.8%
Average			-20.5%

Turku vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	Turku	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 €2.23	$1.32 RON6.24	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 €3.45	$4.36 RON20.63	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 €5.25	$6.22 RON29.40	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 €3.28	$3.67 RON17.35	-0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.65 €5.92	$3.05 RON14.45	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.57 RON2.70	-54.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.72 RON3.43	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.69 RON3.25	-32.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 €1.77	$1.15 RON5.42	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$0.36 RON1.73	-44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.34 RON1.62	-52.0%
Average			-34.3%

Turku vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.8% less for transportation

	Turku	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.81 €7.84	$7.45 RON35.25	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.82 €56.81	$20.91 RON98.93	-67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	$28,531.98 RON135K	-22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.34	$5.65 RON26.71	-72.6%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 18.5% less for housing

	Turku	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.11 €19.68	$9.27 RON43.83	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.41 €715.06	$677.15 RON3,203.34	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$654.86 €582.85	$451.32 RON2,135.02	-31.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.68 €90.50	$147.83 RON699.33	+45.4%
Average			-18.5%

Turku vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay 99.6% more for childcare

	Turku	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.73 €276.56	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+101.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,278.28 €6,477.93	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	+97.5%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Turku	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.57 €8.52	$3.76 RON17.81	-60.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 €4.27	$3.51 RON16.59	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$6.43 RON30.42	-52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.11 €38.37	$49.22 RON232.83	+14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.27 €18.94	$8.37 RON39.57	-60.7%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

	Turku	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.87 €83.55	$88.76 RON419.90	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.39 €38.62	$38.43 RON181.80	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.64 €91.36	$77.83 RON368.20	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$91.69 RON433.74	-18.1%
Average			-15.1%

Turku vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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