Bucharest vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$562
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
84
95
🏙️ Population
1.72M
587K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 24% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4877th and 3925th ($1148 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 521st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 482nd and 23rd 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
$11.6
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538