Bucharest vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3809
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	81
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	1.72M	577K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4935th and 1833rd ($1138 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 508th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Milwaukee

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	Bucharest	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$24369

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415