Bucharest vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	56
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	1.72M	950K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 58% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5565th and 1022nd ($988 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 935th in Romania and the United States, respectively. Check Romania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 645th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Jacksonville

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	Bucharest	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897