Bucharest vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$4127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	78	77
😀 Quality of life	84	86
🏙️ Population	1.72M	936K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 57% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4877th and 638th ($1148 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Romania and Israel, respectively. Check Romania vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 482nd and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Jerusalem

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	Bucharest	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$30598

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845