Cost of living in Bucharest 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Bucharest, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
33.3
67% cheaper than New York
BucharestUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 3,162 RON $698
1-bed apartment, outside centre 2,117 RON $468
3-bed apartment, centre 5,394 RON $1,192
Room in shared flat 1,059 RON $234
Buy price per m2 18,015 RON $3,980
Living cost excl. rent 3,527 RON $779
Typical net salary 6,458 RON $1,427
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.