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

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Bucharest San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$525
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
87
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.01M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4913th and 6th ($1116 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 646th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$22302

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254