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by pedrosorio
1620 days ago
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> While I am not so sure about Lithuania (lower GDP per capita than Bucharest ...) Why are we comparing a country with a city in GDP per capita terms? And is this meant to imply that standard of living is higher in Bucharest than, say, Vilnius? I would assume two cities with similar GDP per capita (as Vilnius and Bucharest) can have wildly different standard of living depending on many other factors. |
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"And is this meant to imply that standard of living is higher in Bucharest than, say, Vilnius?"
Statistically, it is, albeit by a small margin. There is also Cluj Napoca (Romania's second or third largest city, similar size to Vilnius), also at a higher standard of living than both, but I don't know much about that city. Outside these two, Romania is a wasteland.
Edit: Interesting:
Vilnius is the major economic centre of Lithuania. The GDP per capita (nominal) in Vilnius county was €25,400 (~US$30,000)[285] in 2019, making it the wealthiest region in Lithuania and the second-wealthiest region in the Baltic states.
Almost one third of national taxes is paid by Bucharest's citizens and companies. In 2009, at purchasing power parity, Bucharest had a per-capita GDP of €26,100, or 111% that of the European Union average and more than twice the Romanian average.
So likely Bucharest's GDP per capita is higher by a wider margin.
Edit 2: The region Bucharest-Ilfov is the most developed region in Romania, with a GDP per capita of 139% of the European average. Bucharest thus surpasses other European capitals such as Athens, where the GDP per capita reaches 92% of the EU average, Madrid (125%), Berlin (118%), or Budapest (102%).
https://rumaenien.um.dk/en/the-trade-council/about-romania