Bucharest vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$4756
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1021
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1866
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$2834
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	76	98
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.97M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 47% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5404th and 1964th ($1036 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Austria, respectively. Check Romania vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 642nd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Vienna

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	Bucharest	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$15069

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1772
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1307
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$860
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$989
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1136
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1051
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1197
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$789
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$788
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1344
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1436
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1211
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1062
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1067
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1016
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1150
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1764
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1563
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1220
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1137
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1690
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1616
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1604
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$938
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898