Bucharest vs Casablanca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Casablanca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$2271
🏠 One person rent	$562	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	78	34
😀 Quality of life	84	62
🏙️ Population	1.72M	3.22M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 20% more expensive than in Casablanca. Cities ranked 4877th and 5901st ($1148 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Morocco, respectively. Check Romania vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.3 months in Casablanca. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Casablanca ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 482nd and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Casablanca

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	Bucharest	Casablanca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$973
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$2215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$6.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$65.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$6009

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$734
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$639
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$797
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$579
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$555
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$526
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$597
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$586
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$546
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$790
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$625
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$879
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$591
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$649
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1369
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1306
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$1014
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1436
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1453
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1455
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1469
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1670
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1913
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1577
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$619
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1544
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$648
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1467
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1752
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1388
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1492
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2004