Bucharest vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$535
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$2014
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
84
78
🏙️ Population
1.72M
594K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 8% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4935th and 5298th ($1138 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 508th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kawaguchi

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Bucharest Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$15104

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115