Bucharest vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1142
🏠 One person rent
$562
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$282
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
94
😀 Quality of life
84
62
🏙️ Population
1.72M
26.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 140% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4877th and 8767th ($1148 vs $479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.6 months in Delhi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 482nd and 5583rd 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
$11.6
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$7.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$3.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$54.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$1844

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316