Bucharest vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$449
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
78
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
1.72M
662K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 63% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5593rd and 587th ($961 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 703rd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Vancouver

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Bucharest Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$14942

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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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758