Bucharest vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$474	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$2738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	79	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	620K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 35% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 5565th and 3353rd ($988 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 271st in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 645th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Leipzig

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	Bucharest	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307