Bucharest vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$535	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	8
😀 Quality of life	84	48
🏙️ Population	1.72M	24.7K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 31% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4935th and 3471st ($1138 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 508th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Victoria

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	Bucharest	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$8971

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419