Bucharest vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$4672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.3M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 54% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5404th and 1258th ($1036 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Houston

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	Bucharest	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$22908

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156