Bucharest vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$2780
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	73
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	569K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 51% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 5565th and 1784th ($988 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 18th in Canada, while ranked 645th and 239th 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	$10.5	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$21263

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799