Bucharest vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1995
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	77
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	639K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 48% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5404th and 1856th ($1036 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1553rd 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 216th 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	$10.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$16775

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614