Bucharest vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$1714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$3852
🏠 One person rent	$449	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1495
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$2445
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	46
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	1.72M	705K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 44% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2629th ($961 vs $1714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 100th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Winnipeg ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 703rd and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Winnipeg

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	Bucharest	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$2759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$2870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$593
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$12093

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1389
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1779
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1678
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1774
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2081
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1634
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1831
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1906
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2284
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1638
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1841
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$1866
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1485
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1526
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2425
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2450
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2690
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2489
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2521
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1849
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2457
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2403
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2303
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2287
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2285
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2312
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2284
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2240
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2174
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2808