Bucharest vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$4189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	82
😀 Quality of life	81	90
🏙️ Population	1.72M	919K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 50% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4913th and 1434th ($1116 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1234th 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 646th and 213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Fort Worth

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	Bucharest	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$23437

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250