Bucharest vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$6290
🏠 One person rent
$562
$1972
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$3201
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$683
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$5248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
29
😀 Quality of life
84
86
🏙️ Population
1.72M
138K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 61% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 4877th and 290th ($1148 vs $2916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Romania vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 482nd and 392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Luxembourg City

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Bucharest Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$1917
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$3336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$2729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$192
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$13003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$8731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$35.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$69.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$33.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$16458

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2669
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2607
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2551
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2481
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1788
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1714
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1459
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1463
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1464
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1431
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1454
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1455
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1462
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1649
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1574
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1462
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1462
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1642
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1465
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1443
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1303
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1639
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1600
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1596
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1734
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1572
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1760
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1586
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1665
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1650
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1679
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1730
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1559
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1552
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1618
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1686