Bucharest vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$535
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$348
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
94
😀 Quality of life
84
61
🏙️ Population
1.72M
26.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 124% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4935th and 8668th ($1138 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Delhi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 508th and 5790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Delhi

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Bucharest Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$1751

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331