Bucharest vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$2934
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	73
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	569K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 43% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 4877th and 2004th ($1148 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th 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 1.5 months in Hamilton. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hamilton ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 482nd and 265th 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	$11.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$16689

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Cities near Bucharest

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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757