Bucharest vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	80
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	1.72M	737K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5404th and 206th ($1036 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Seattle

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	Bucharest	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263