Bucharest vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$449
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
76
72
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
1.72M
906K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5593rd and 1282nd ($961 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1143rd 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 Columbus. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 703rd and 202nd 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
$9.66
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$10456

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861