Barcelona vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1072
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
76
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.72M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 84% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5593rd ($1773 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Spain and Romania, respectively. Check Spain vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Bucharest. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 193rd and 703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Bucharest

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Barcelona Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$8.75
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$5.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$9569

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678