Bucharest vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$1865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$4488
🏠 One person rent	$449	$1035
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1837
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$3355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	76	83
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	1.72M	373K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 48% less expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2157th ($961 vs $1865) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1791st 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Cleveland. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Cleveland ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 703rd and 222nd 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	$9.66	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$8.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.85
🥤 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	$1039
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$74.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$18748

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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 Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1891
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1905
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1975
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1848
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1934
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1958
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1930
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1900
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1936
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1795
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1904
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1974
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1718
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1814
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1800
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1537
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1746
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1696
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1661
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1519
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1768
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1605
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1318
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1842