Bucharest vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$474	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1698
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	57
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	1.72M	458K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 30% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 5565th and 3823rd ($988 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Estonia, respectively. Check Romania vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 645th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Tallinn

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	Bucharest	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$7151

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1219
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1816
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1879
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1441
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1671
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1220
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1509
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1486
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1064
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1327
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$933
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1396
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1045
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1286
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1450
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1495
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1398
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1450
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1355
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$953
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$835
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1391
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1464
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1432
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1254
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1394