Austin vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2971
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$535
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$931
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$1467
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	78
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	962K	1.72M

The cost of living in Austin is 115% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 985th and 4935th ($2444 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 3rd in the United States and Romania, respectively. Check the United States vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 217th and 508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Bucharest

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	Austin	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$4123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$16525

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795