Bucharest vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$474	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	85
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	1.72M	442K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 68% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 5565th and 119th ($988 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 107th 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 29th in the United States, while ranked 645th and 140th 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	$10.5	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882