Bucharest vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$3954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	90
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.51M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 55% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4913th and 920th ($1116 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 646th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Munich

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	Bucharest	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$14492

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730