Bucharest vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$449
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
1.72M
26.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 98% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8607th ($961 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 2.2 months in Delhi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 703rd and 4314th 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
$9.66
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$2174

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338