Bucharest vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	91
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	548K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 51% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5404th and 1500th ($1036 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in Romania and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Romania vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 642nd and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Manchester

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	Bucharest	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$17390

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761