Bucharest vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1090
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$3937
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	81	96
🏙️ Population	1.72M	631K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 44% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 4913th and 2065th ($1116 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 2 months in Dusseldorf. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 646th and 25th 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	$11.7	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$7326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$6067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$60.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$789
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$23360

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968