Bucharest vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$525
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
8
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
1.72M
24.7K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 30% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4913th and 3601st ($1116 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Romania vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 646th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$8213

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$715
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1207
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1207
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$724
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$476
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$548
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$822
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$834
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$831
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$774
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$596
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$842
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$812
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$609
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$567
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$552
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$493
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$421
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$533
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$694
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$549
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$420