Bucharest vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$562
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
78
8
😀 Quality of life
84
64
🏙️ Population
1.72M
133K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 13% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4877th and 4490th ($1148 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Romania and Maldives, respectively. Check Romania vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Male. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 482nd and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Male

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Bucharest Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$3305

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$995
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$920
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$896
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$800
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$776
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$708
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$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

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$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
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$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
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$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322