Bucharest vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$474	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	1.72M	631K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 44% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 5565th and 2469th ($988 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 645th and 27th 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	$10.5	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$21276

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744