Bucharest vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	84
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	430K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 57% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5565th and 1145th ($988 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 645th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Minneapolis

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	Bucharest	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682