Bucharest vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.14M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 52% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5565th and 1654th ($988 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Romania and Australia, respectively. Check Romania vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 645th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Perth

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	Bucharest	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$11252

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645