Bucharest vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	81
😀 Quality of life	84	91
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.43M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4935th and 1874th ($1138 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1483rd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 508th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs San Antonio

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	Bucharest	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$17470

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150