Bucharest vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$474	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$2512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	46
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	1.72M	750K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 44% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5565th and 2455th ($988 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 78th 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 20th in Canada, while ranked 645th and 258th 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	$10.5	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$11629

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699