Brussels vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$1072
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
76
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
189K
1.72M

The cost of living in Brussels is 95% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 2147th and 5593rd ($1869 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Romania, respectively. Check Belgium vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Bucharest. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 148th and 703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Bucharest

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Brussels Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$8.75
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$9569

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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