Bucharest vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$5354
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$4146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	62
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	479K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 54% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 4935th and 971st ($1138 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 835th 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 Colorado Springs. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Colorado Springs ranked 92nd in the United States, while ranked 508th and 314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Colorado Springs

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	Bucharest	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$2410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$4.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$24279

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026