Bucharest vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$5751
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1424
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$2573
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$4295
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	93
😀 Quality of life	78	97
🏙️ Population	1.72M	644K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 58% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 5404th and 795th ($1036 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Denmark, respectively. Check Romania vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 642nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Copenhagen

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	Bucharest	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$8.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$13230

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546