Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 22.2% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$11.06
RON51.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.97
RON27.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$1.88
RON8.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$1.83
RON8.50
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$1.16
RON5.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$4.39
RON20.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$6.94
RON32.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$3.23
RON15.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.53
RON2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.74
RON3.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.71
RON3.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.97
RON4.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.42
RON1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.98
|
$6.01
RON27.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.22
|
$17.69
RON82.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
$24,329.82
RON113,063.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.34
|
$5.96
RON27.71
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$9.46
RON43.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€857.62
|
$509.31
RON2,366.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.08
|
$357.17
RON1,659.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
$108.55
RON504.43
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.22
|
$508.58
RON2,363.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
$9,180.57
RON42,663.02
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.47
RON11.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.73
|
$2.90
RON13.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$5.53
RON25.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.59
|
$47.02
RON218.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$7.74
RON35.97
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Bucharest
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
$72.25
RON335.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
$42.02
RON195.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
$77.44
RON359.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.69
|
$97.82
RON454.59
|
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