Bucharest vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4653
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1278
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$2143
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$2852
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	73
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	569K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 46% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 4935th and 1801st ($1138 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 508th and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Hamilton

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	Bucharest	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$17166

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680