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

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Bucharest San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$562
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
87
😀 Quality of life
84
91
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.01M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4877th and 8th ($1148 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 San Jose, United States. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 482nd and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs San Jose, United States

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Bucharest San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$23151

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273