City comparison
Cost of living in Toronto vs Bucharest
One person needs about €2,737 a month in Toronto and €1,095 in Bucharest, rent included — Bucharest is 60% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Bucharest the way you live in Toronto on €3,000, you need
€1,200/ month net
60% less than today (-€1,800)
- Toronto today
- Basket €2,737 · left over €263 (9%)
- Bucharest at the matched salary
- Basket €1,095 · left over €105 (9%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 237% over in Bucharest (very strong) vs 197% in Toronto. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇨🇦 Toronto
Strong salaries, brutal rent, and winters that raise the utility line.
Monthly budget: €2,737
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇷🇴 Bucharest
Europe's fastest internet and lowest utility bills, with a booming IT sector.
Monthly budget: €1,095
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Toronto or Bucharest?
On salary, Toronto pays more for tech roles (€5,400 versus €2,600 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,663 in Toronto at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,900 in Toronto against €650 in Bucharest. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Toronto at 66 and Bucharest at 77 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.