Barcelona vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2864
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$525
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$907
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.72M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 87% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1764th and 4913th ($2087 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Romania, respectively. Check Spain vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 229th and 646th 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
$17
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$14350

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749