Bucharest vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	69
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.61M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 59% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5565th and 955th ($988 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 875th 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 Phoenix. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 645th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Phoenix

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	Bucharest	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724