Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 43.7% more expensive than Bucharest.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.4% less in San Jose
- Groceries
-
pay 79.8% more in San Jose
- Transportation
-
pay 81.7% more in San Jose
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in San Jose
- Childcare
-
pay 7.8% more in San Jose
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.7% more in San Jose
- Clothing
-
pay 19.9% more in San Jose
The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in San Jose are more expensive than in Bucharest. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in San Jose.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON52.79
|
$10.83
CRC5,499.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON33.59
|
$9.72
CRC4,934.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON8.90
|
$1.99
CRC1,012.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON9.82
|
$1.46
CRC741.82
|
|
pay 79.8% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.23
|
$2.60
CRC1,318.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON20.15
|
$4.26
CRC2,165.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON28.25
|
$7.23
CRC3,672.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON14.60
|
$3.26
CRC1,656.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON13.76
|
$4.41
CRC2,237.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.61
|
$1.95
CRC990.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.43
|
$0.63
CRC320.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.35
|
$1.59
CRC807.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON3.92
|
$1.35
CRC684.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.26
|
$1.30
CRC659.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.96
|
$1.19
CRC604.73
|
|
pay 81.7% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON27.14
|
$5.49
CRC2,786.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON76.78
|
$38.02
CRC19,306.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON115,828.28
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,749,195.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON25.91
|
$15.94
CRC8,094.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON41.67
|
$53.59
CRC27,213.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,681.27
|
$742.08
CRC376,796.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,769.42
|
$463.60
CRC235,397.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON579.37
|
$63.06
CRC32,016.96
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,351.70
|
$521.49
CRC264,791.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON47,357.62
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,309,251.58
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON14.40
|
$2.92
CRC1,480.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.11
|
$3.69
CRC1,874.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON26.63
|
$5.05
CRC2,565.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON222.02
|
$59.70
CRC30,313.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON38.39
|
$9.72
CRC4,934.00
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON349.29
|
$73.59
CRC37,363.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON176.74
|
$50.81
CRC25,800.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON382.83
|
$125.98
CRC63,969.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON471.28
|
$117.31
CRC59,566.93
|
|
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