Bucharest vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	84	96
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.11M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 54% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4935th and 916th ($1138 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Paris. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 508th and 14th 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	$11.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544