Bucharest vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$449
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2705
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$3089
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
80
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
1.72M
518K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 60% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5593rd and 831st ($961 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 703rd and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$7382

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651