Bucharest vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$536
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$3858
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	92
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	631K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 4877th and 2319th ($1148 vs $1913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 2 months in Dusseldorf. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 482nd and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Dusseldorf

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	Bucharest	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$795
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$9744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$5208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$6.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1041
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$20776

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1685
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1637
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1653
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1658
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1699
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1611
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1662
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1594
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1633
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1507
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1698
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1657
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1726
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1613
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1636
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1584
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1617
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1667
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1468
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1563
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1552
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1941