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Europe
Bucharest
Romania
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Bucharest compare to Sofia?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Bucharest is 33% worse off vs in Sofia
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Bucharest compared to Sofia, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$29,833
-$14,434 (-33%) vs Sofia
Tax Rate: 40%
Weather
How does the weather in Bucharest compare to Sofia?
Both cities have similar weather
4.1/10(vs 4.1/10 in Sofia)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
16°C(same as Sofia)
Average Low
7°C(vs 5°C in Sofia)
Sunshine Hours
2,115h/yr-62h/yr
Average High in hottest month
29°C(vs 28°C in Sofia)
Average Low in coldest month
-4°C(vs -5°C in Sofia)
Rainy Days
57/yr-9/yr(-13%)
Muggy Days
14/yr+13/yr(+900%)
Cloud Cover
43%(vs 39% in Sofia)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Bucharest compare to Sofia?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Bucharest compared to Sofia?
SWE Affordability
7.4 years
1.9 years longer than Sofia
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Bucharest has around 0 Luma events listed.
Sofia has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
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