Bucharest vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$3216
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$7364
🏠 One person rent	$562	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$3669
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$4242
😷 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 64% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4877th and 117th ($1148 vs $3216) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 87th 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 43rd in the United States, while ranked 482nd and 169th 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	$11.6	$26.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$2394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$4404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$3208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$6964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$3607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$9.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$17.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1797
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$18611

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114