Bucharest vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$449
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
76
45
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.19M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 49% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2137th ($961 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Qatar, respectively. Check Romania vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 703rd and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$10518

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875