Bucharest vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	77	78
😀 Quality of life	81	87
🏙️ Population	1.72M	936K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 54% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4913th and 950th ($1116 vs $2447) 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 646th and 351st 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	$11.7	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$23696

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850