Bucharest vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bucharest | Luxembourg City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bucharest is 58% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 5404th and 785th ($1036 vs $2490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Romania vs Luxembourg comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 642nd and 200th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8.3 mi |  Voluntari | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Giurgiu | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 62 km or 39 mi |  Ruse | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Targoviste | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Alexandria | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Buzau | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Calarasi | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Slobozia | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Pitesti | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Slatina | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Shumen | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Brasov | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Veliko Tarnovo | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Ramnicu Valcea | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Pleven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Dobrich | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Focsani | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Braila | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Craiova | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Gabrovo | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Galati | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Sliven | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Varna | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Mamaia | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Constanta | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Yambol | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Sibiu | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Stara Zagora | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Tulcea | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Targu Jiu | |
| 236 km or 146 mi |  Cahul | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Barlad | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Medias | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Burgas | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Vratsa | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Bacau | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Vidin | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Targu Mures |
Cities near Luxembourg City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.1 mi |  Dudelange | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Esch-sur-Alzette | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Petange | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Differdange | |
| 24 km or 15 mi |  Arlon | |
| 28 km or 18 mi |  Thionville | |
| 40 km or 25 mi |  Trier | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Merzig | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Dillingen | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Metz | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Saarlouis | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Volklingen | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Saarbrucken | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Sankt Wendel | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Sankt Ingbert | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Neunkirchen | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Idar-Oberstein | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Sarreguemines | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Blieskastel | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Homburg | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Zweibrucken | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Nancy | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Verviers | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Pirmasens | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Mechernich | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Seraing | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Liege | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Huy | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Kaiserslautern | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Andenne | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Euskirchen | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Zulpich | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Rheinbach | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Bad Kreuznach | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Stolberg | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Andernach | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Aachen | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Meckenheim |