Bucharest vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	53
😀 Quality of life	84	90
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 46% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4935th and 1716th ($1138 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 508th and 209th 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	$11.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$15430

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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

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934