Bucharest vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	81	100
🏙️ Population	1.72M	5.45M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4913th and 649th ($1116 vs $2640) 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 1.2 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 646th and 3rd 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	$11.7	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710