Bucharest vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$496	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$2464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	46
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	1.72M	750K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 41% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5404th and 2708th ($1036 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Winnipeg ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 642nd and 250th 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	$10.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$12307

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750