Bucharest vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	68
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	875K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 61% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 5565th and 761st ($988 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 705th in Romania and the United States, respectively. Check Romania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 645th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Charlotte

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	Bucharest	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$25956

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888