Bucharest vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$6077
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1546
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$2651
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$4802
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	89
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	1.72M	653K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 60% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5404th and 662nd ($1036 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 590th 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Portland ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Portland

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	Bucharest	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$189
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$16661

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489