Bucharest vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Bucharest Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$891
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2284
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$693
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1019
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
74
61
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
1.88M
3.33M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 54% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5928th and 1903rd ($891 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Romania and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Romania vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 465th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Dubai

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Bucharest Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.88
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2593
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$480
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8708
$11590

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$620
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$807
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$658
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$521
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$641
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$506
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$610
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$670
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$628
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$608
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$603
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$565
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$800
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$552
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$605
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$630
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$639
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$527
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$627
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$688
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$461
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$649
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$524
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$749
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$620
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$794
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$498
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$695
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$540
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$629
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$512
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$475
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$575
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$444
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$604
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$861
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$699
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$500
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$593

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686