Bucharest vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	97
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	1.72M	441K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 67% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5404th and 91st ($1036 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Oakland

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	Bucharest	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$27655

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288