Bucharest vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$496	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	1.72M	3.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5404th and 72nd ($1036 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Los Angeles

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	Bucharest	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$28613

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754