Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 41.2% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 85.3% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
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