Bucharest vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$2446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$5564
🏠 One person rent
$474
$1630
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$2795
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$77.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$5865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
29
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
1.72M
136K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 60% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 5565th and 870th ($988 vs $2446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 645th and 199th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$6.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$1371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$2984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$2384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$10994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$7751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$31.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$16923

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2266
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2160
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1584
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1363
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1351
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1348
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1359
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1339
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1351
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1352
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1359
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1368
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1528
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1371
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1368
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1194
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1356
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1182
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1486
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1486
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1393
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1399
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1400
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1479
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1502
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1503
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1490
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1507
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1553
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1413
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1476
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1477
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1500