Bucharest vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	45
😀 Quality of life	81	89
🏙️ Population	1.72M	750K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 39% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4913th and 2674th ($1116 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 20th in Canada, while ranked 646th and 251st 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	$11.7	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$11646

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Cities near Bucharest

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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714