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Bucharest vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 37.6% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 22.7% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 7.8% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 98.8% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.5% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Bucharest are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Bucharest. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,980.41	$13.80 RON59.83	+32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,985.31	$8.05 RON34.90	+2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 AMD380.06	$2.27 RON9.86	+128.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 AMD201.58	$2.15 RON9.31	+305.9%
Average			+117.3%

Yerevan vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.7% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 AMD316.54	$1.44 RON6.26	+73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 AMD1,457.12	$4.98 RON21.61	+30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,310.99	$6.67 RON28.91	+10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AMD942.51	$3.62 RON15.69	+46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 AMD1,278.19	$3.38 RON14.66	+0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AMD232.13	$0.64 RON2.79	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AMD290.75	$0.79 RON3.41	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD311.27	$0.80 RON3.48	-1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 AMD368.74	$1.18 RON5.14	+22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD142.10	$0.46 RON2.02	+24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 AMD134.04	$0.47 RON2.04	+33.7%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 AMD1,971.09	$6.36 RON27.56	+23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,955.93	$23.00 RON99.71	-2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,836,835.92	$28,745.54 RON124,637.81	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.62 AMD1,761.33	$6.21 RON26.92	+34.4%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 7.8% less for housing

	Yerevan	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.36 AMD7,381.07	$11.39 RON49.38	-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.04 AMD287,100.14	$647.24 RON2,806.39	-14.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$552.33 AMD210,578.62	$432.85 RON1,876.81	-21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.83 AMD36,534.81	$139.60 RON605.29	+45.7%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 98.8% more for childcare

	Yerevan	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.56 AMD132,127.64	$664.86 RON2,882.78	+91.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,703,364.67	$14,582.52 RON63,228.34	+105.7%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 AMD696.57	$3.45 RON14.96	+88.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 AMD1,294.28	$3.28 RON14.23	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 AMD995.10	$6.67 RON28.92	+155.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.61 AMD36,071.93	$52.49 RON227.60	-44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 AMD2,487.76	$9.20 RON39.88	+41.0%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.06 AMD41,961.04	$80.54 RON349.21	-26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.20 AMD22,952.98	$45.47 RON197.17	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,719.61	$93.98 RON407.47	-32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.55 AMD52,059.63	$109.75 RON475.87	-19.6%
Average			-25.7%

Yerevan vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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