Bucharest vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$525
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$3278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
78
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
1.72M
662K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 55% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4913th and 931st ($1116 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 646th and 87th 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
$11.7
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$19787

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$970
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$910
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$777
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$802
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$692
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$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

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$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
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$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
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$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
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$2525
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$3269
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$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
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$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812