Bucharest vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$449
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$6928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
87
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.01M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 73% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5593rd and 22nd ($961 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 703rd and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$15889

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123