Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 36.9% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Bucharest
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
$11.06
RON51.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$5.97
RON27.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
$4.39
RON20.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
$3.23
RON14.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$0.74
RON3.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
$17.69
RON81.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
$24,329.82
RON112,423.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
$5.96
RON27.55
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Wellington
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
$9.46
RON43.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
$509.31
RON2,353.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
$357.17
RON1,650.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
$108.55
RON501.58
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
$508.58
RON2,350.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
$9,180.57
RON42,421.58
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
$47.02
RON217.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
$72.25
RON333.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
$42.02
RON194.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
$77.44
RON357.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
$97.82
RON452.02
|
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