Bucharest vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$474
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
79
61
🏙️ Population
1.72M
26.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 94% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 5565th and 8558th ($988 vs $510) 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 1.5 months in Delhi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 645th and 5071st 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
$10.5
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$1949

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340