Bucharest vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	90
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.51M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 55% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5565th and 1352nd ($988 vs $2201) 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 1.3 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 645th and 54th 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	$10.5	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$14702

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560