Bucharest vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$535	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	85
😀 Quality of life	84	90
🏙️ Population	1.72M	442K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 65% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4935th and 95th ($1138 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 63rd in Romania and the United States, respectively. Check Romania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Miami ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 508th and 210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Miami

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	Bucharest	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$21676

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050