Bucharest vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4714
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1055
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	71
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	681K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 41% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 4935th and 2320th ($1138 vs $1922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1744th 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 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Oklahoma City ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 508th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Oklahoma City

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	Bucharest	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$769
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$2262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$9.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$25219

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1941
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2011
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1883
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1947
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1758
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1865
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1850
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1838
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1853
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1652
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1571
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1860
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1894
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1876
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1833
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1842
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1581
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1536
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2214
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2249
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1860
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1820
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1979
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2177
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2225
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2285
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2393
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2115
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2233
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2076
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2293
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2127
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2188