Barcelona vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2971
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$931
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1467
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
90
84
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.72M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 86% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4935th ($2116 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.3 months in Bucharest. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 205th and 508th 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
$17.8
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$6.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$16525

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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