Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.5% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 11.8% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
$11.06
RON51.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
$5.97
RON27.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
$1.88
RON8.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
$1.83
RON8.50
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
$1.16
RON5.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
$4.39
RON20.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
$6.94
RON32.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
$3.23
RON15.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.53
RON2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.74
RON3.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.71
RON3.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
$0.97
RON4.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.42
RON1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
$6.01
RON27.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
$17.69
RON82.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
$24,329.82
RON113,063.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
$5.96
RON27.71
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
$9.46
RON43.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
$509.31
RON2,366.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
$357.17
RON1,659.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
$108.55
RON504.43
|
|
pay 1.5% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
$508.58
RON2,363.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
$9,180.57
RON42,663.02
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
$2.47
RON11.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
$2.90
RON13.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
$5.53
RON25.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
$47.02
RON218.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
$7.74
RON35.97
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
$72.25
RON335.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
$42.02
RON195.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
$77.44
RON359.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
$97.82
RON454.59
|
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