Bucharest vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Bucharest Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$979
$3145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2450
$7041
🏠 One person rent
$455
$2011
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$3361
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$673
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.7
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1063
$5908
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
1.72M
3.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 69% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5652nd and 45th ($979 vs $3145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Los Angeles. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Los Angeles ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 554th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.28
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$8.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$2239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$3852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$2934
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.9
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.48%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$9271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1581
$6455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$5.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.7
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$540
$1518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10025
$22901

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$832
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$884
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$720
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$573
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$670
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$547
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$680
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$708
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$687
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$633
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$642
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$615
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$869
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$690
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$600
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$636
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$531
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$649
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$611
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$731
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$734
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$482
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$707
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$544
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$820
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$801
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$848
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$522
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$763
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$596
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$598
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$529
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$680
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$607
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$618
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$644
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$892
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$732
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$455
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$631

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2526
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2521
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2555
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2521
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2473
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2739
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2657
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2491
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2761
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2467
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3165
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2501
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2483
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3511
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2547
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2509
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2552
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2606
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$2959
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2489
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$2816
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2404
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2518
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$2827
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2447
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2572
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2541
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2492
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2474
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2513
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2544
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$2451
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2514
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2491
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2489
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3333
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2506
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2593