Bucharest vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$449	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$5741
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	97
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	1.72M	441K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 69% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5593rd and 85th ($961 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 703rd and 61st 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	$9.66	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$19305

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313