Cost of Living in Bucharest

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1036
$2606
🛋️ Without rent
$540
$1743
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$496
$863
🍽️ Food
$354
$939
🚐 Transport
$72.4
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
😀 Quality of life
78
🏙️ Population
1.72M

The average cost of living in Bucharest is $1036, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 5404th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 47 in Romania.

The median after-tax salary is $1242, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months. Ranked 642nd (TOP 7%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Romania. With an estimated population of 1.72M, Bucharest is the 1st largest city in Romania.

✈️ Closest airport 12 km Bucharest Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 15.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 771 University of Bucharest
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Prices in Bucharest

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
 Cappuccino
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286

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