Bucharest vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$449
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
1.72M
579K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 37% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5593rd and 3358th ($961 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 247th in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 703rd and 32nd 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
$9.66
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$9133

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410