Bucharest vs San Marino City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	San Marino City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2708
🏠 One person rent	$474	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$54.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	77	17
😀 Quality of life	79	58
🏙️ Population	1.72M	4.04K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 18% less expensive than in San Marino City. Cities ranked 5565th and 4484th ($988 vs $1201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and San Marino, respectively. Check Romania vs San Marino comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 2.8 months in San Marino City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs San Marino City ranked 2nd in San Marino, while ranked 645th and 5514th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs San Marino City

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	Bucharest	San Marino City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$63
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$96.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$2628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$5.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$4.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$13649

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near San Marino City

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.8 mi	Dogana	$1203
17 km or 11 mi	Rimini	$1390
28 km or 18 mi	Cesena	$1326
30 km or 19 mi	Cesenatico	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Pesaro	$1312
46 km or 28 mi	Forli	$1485
47 km or 29 mi	Fano	$1229
58 km or 36 mi	Ravenna	$1216
69 km or 43 mi	Arezzo	$1267
90 km or 56 mi	Argenta	$1352
91 km or 57 mi	Perugia	$1100
93 km or 58 mi	Ancona	$1270
97 km or 61 mi	Florence	$1601
107 km or 67 mi	Macerata	$1133
108 km or 67 mi	Bologna	$1555
108 km or 67 mi	Prato	$1423
110 km or 69 mi	Foligno	$1241
113 km or 70 mi	Siena	$1518
120 km or 75 mi	Ferrara	$1287
123 km or 76 mi	Pistoia	$1243
124 km or 77 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
134 km or 83 mi	Fermo	$1239
138 km or 86 mi	Rovigo	$951
145 km or 90 mi	Modena	$1506
149 km or 93 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
150 km or 93 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
151 km or 94 mi	Pula	$941
153 km or 95 mi	Terni	$1004
155 km or 96 mi	Lucca	$1354
166 km or 103 mi	Pisa	$1254
168 km or 104 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
168 km or 104 mi	Venice	$1522
170 km or 106 mi	Padua	$1581
171 km or 106 mi	Viterbo	$1287
173 km or 108 mi	Rieti	$1224
174 km or 108 mi	Mestre	$1450
174 km or 108 mi	Teramo	$1171
176 km or 110 mi	Viareggio	$1280
176 km or 110 mi	Livorno	$1371
177 km or 110 mi	Mirano	$1375