Bucharest vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	81	89
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4913th and 1942nd ($1116 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Romania and Italy, respectively. Check Romania vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 646th and 292nd 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	$11.7	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$10916

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323