Bucharest vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$4500
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1051
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1950
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$3986
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
60
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
1.72M
246K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 46% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5565th and 2336th ($988 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 645th and 299th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$13378

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1903
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1865
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1874
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1875
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1862
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1845
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2147
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1940
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2145
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1779
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2001
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1636
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1848
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2490
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1925
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2010
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1751
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1914
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2100
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1895
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1839
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1432
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1847
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1953
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1880
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2189
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1853
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2023
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1427
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1751
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1834
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1974