Bucharest vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	77
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	1.72M	639K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 52% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5565th and 1678th ($988 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1488th in Romania and the United States, respectively. Check Romania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Detroit. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 645th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Detroit

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	Bucharest	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$16893

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Cities near Bucharest

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

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527