Bucharest vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$4006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	64
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	1.72M	508K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 53% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 5565th and 1532nd ($988 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1366th 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 645th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kansas

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	Bucharest	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$28999

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846