Bucharest vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	1.72M	5.03M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 55% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5565th and 1365th ($988 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and Australia, respectively. Check Romania vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 645th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Melbourne

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	Bucharest	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$19705

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Cities near Bucharest

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963