Bucharest vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4969
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1076
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1822
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	85
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	513K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 43% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 4935th and 2034th ($1138 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 121st in Romania and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Romania vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Liverpool ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 508th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Liverpool

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	Bucharest	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$6.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1146
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$2673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$22.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1831
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$16599

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1893
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1718
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1888
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1862
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1873
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1686
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1928
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$2047
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1861
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1764
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1870
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1784
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1754
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$2033
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$2080
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1846
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1818
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1674
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$2002
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1827
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1741
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1496
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1873
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1841