Bucharest vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$4529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	84	87
🏙️ Population	1.72M	525K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 60% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4935th and 346th ($1138 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 285th 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 508th and 376th 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	$11.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$23546

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859