Berlin vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2971
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$535
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$931
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1467
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	95	84
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.72M

The cost of living in Berlin is 102% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1275th and 4935th ($2302 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany and Romania, respectively. Check Germany vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 35th and 508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Bucharest

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	Berlin	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$6.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$16525

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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