Bucharest vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$474	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 42% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5565th and 2624th ($988 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Italy, respectively. Check Romania vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 645th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Rome

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	Bucharest	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201