Bucharest vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$449	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$3866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	81
😀 Quality of life	77	90
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.43M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 57% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5593rd and 1242nd ($961 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1113th 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 1.7 months in San Antonio. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 703rd and 137th 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	$9.66	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$19044

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108