Bucharest vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	61
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	1.72M	246K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 44% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5404th and 2276th ($1036 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Louisville

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	Bucharest	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954