Bucharest vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$496
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
1.72M
585K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 32% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5404th and 3595th ($1036 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 642nd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Essen

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Bucharest Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$9380

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431