Bucharest vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4877th and 964th ($1148 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and France, respectively. Check Romania vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 482nd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Paris

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	Bucharest	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$19577

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506