Bucharest vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$449	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$6398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	3.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5593rd and 72nd ($961 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 703rd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Los Angeles

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	Bucharest	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$31623

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862