Bucharest vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$449	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$3867
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	76	91
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.49M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5593rd and 1315th ($961 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 703rd and 48th 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	$9.66	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$18334

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599