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Hi I'm Mike of Mike's Road Trip here in Bucharest Romania where I have spent three
cumulative months exploring this amazing city, so I thought I would share with you all what it costs to visit this up-and-coming European capital city
so come along with me let me show you around...
The currency in Romania is called the LEU or LEI, the conversion to U.S.
dollars is roughly 4-to-1, in other words, 4 LEI would equal $1.
Now that we have the currency sorted let's talk about how much lodging costs.
In Bucharest, depending on the hotel, season and availability, the starting rates for a five-star hotel would run about
400 to 600 hundred LEI per night, or a
hundred to a hundred and fifty dollars, which is quite affordable for a capital
city in Europe. A four-star hotel would run about 250 to 350 LEI or sixty to
ninety dollars.
Airbnb's are plentiful in Bucharest and you can find some really
nice ones which will run about a hundred to a hundred and seventy-five LEI per
night, or twenty-five to forty dollars, and this is for the entire apartment.
On to restaurants...an entree at a fine-dining restaurant will run 50 to 80
lei, or 12 to 18 dollars.
Local beer such as a Silva dark, which just happens to be one of my personal
favorites, will run about 12 to 16 lei or three to four dollars a bottle, the size
will vary from 330 milliliters to 500 milliliters.
Tips for good service should be 10%.
One area that's very expensive at a restaurant is the water, where I have
paid as much as $10 for just a 750 milliliter bottle.
A gourmet pizza in a restaurant will run around six to eight dollars, or 25 to 30 lei.
A flat white coffee in a shop is about 10 lei or $2.50. Starbucks is about 75
cents more for the same item, but a bit less than you would pay in the States.
This street food was about two dollars and fifty cents per 100 grams.
"So what are these called?" " These are a very typical Romanian item...called Papanași, they are donut with
cream and lots of goodies."
A bottle of local craft beer can be found for as little as 3 LEI, about
75 cents, but you can also buy a massive two and a half liter bottle of really
cheap beer for about the same price.
"This used to be my grandma's favorite, it's similar to gingerbread but is not really gingerbread."
Transportation is very affordable, whether you take a train, a subway, bus or
even an Uber (or should I say ride-sharing) because there are several options here.
Actually taking an Uber is very affordable here in Bucharest, but you
have to also deal with the traffic so sometimes it might be better to take a
scooter, walk or take the subway.
I hope after watching this video that you have a better idea of what it costs
to visit Bucharest, if you have any questions at all please leave a comment
below..
Well that's it from Bucharest Romania so until next time we'll see on
the road...
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