Bucharest vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4394
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1817
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3249
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	83
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	1.72M	373K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 48% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 5565th and 2110th ($988 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1771st 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 1.7 months in Cleveland. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 645th and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Cleveland

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	Bucharest	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$18828

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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 Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860