Bucharest vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$3732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	81	97
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.15M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4913th and 843rd ($1116 vs $2517) 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 1.2 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 646th and 18th 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	$11.7	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$15084

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488