Bucharest vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$5006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	84	97
🏙️ Population	1.72M	667K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 57% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4935th and 650th ($1138 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Denmark, respectively. Check Romania vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 508th and 4th 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	$11.9	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$14799

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588