Bucharest vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$4380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	54
😀 Quality of life	81	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	525K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 60% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4913th and 362nd ($1116 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sacramento

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	Bucharest	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$27489

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850