Bucharest vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$4005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	72
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	906K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 54% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5404th and 1248th ($1036 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1100th 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Columbus

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	Bucharest	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$15346

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829