Bucharest vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$2529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	750K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 38% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4935th and 2723rd ($1138 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 508th and 326th 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	$11.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429