Bucharest vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4267
🏠 One person rent	$474	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1800
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3350
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	35
😀 Quality of life	79	79
🏙️ Population	1.72M	679K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 46% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 5565th and 2363rd ($988 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1931st 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs El Paso ranked 179th in the United States, while ranked 645th and 633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs El Paso

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	Bucharest	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$6903

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353