Bucharest vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
78
😀 Quality of life
78
88
🏙️ Population
1.72M
689K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 61% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5404th and 514th ($1036 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 455th 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Nashville

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Bucharest Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$20657

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$900
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$852
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$668
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$757
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$663
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$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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$2466
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$2384
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$2371
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$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
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$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
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$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
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$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542