Bucharest vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	84	100
🏙️ Population	1.72M	5.45M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4877th and 370th ($1148 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Australia, respectively. Check Romania vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 482nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sydney

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	Bucharest	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$25164

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863