Bucharest vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1167
🏠 One person rent
$525
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
81
60
🏙️ Population
1.72M
26.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 128% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4913th and 8745th ($1116 vs $489) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 646th and 5934th 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
$11.7
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$226
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
9.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$2066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$3.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$68.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$1832

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328