Bucharest vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$449	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1953
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$3532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	53
😀 Quality of life	77	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 55% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5593rd and 1526th ($961 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Calgary. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 703rd and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Calgary

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	Bucharest	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$21983

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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

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722