Bucharest vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$496
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
7
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
1.72M
133K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 20% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5404th and 4342nd ($1036 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Romania and Maldives, respectively. Check Romania vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Male. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 642nd and 5145th 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
$10.6
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$3225

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$900
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$852
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$668
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$757
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$663
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$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

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$1515
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$370
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$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
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$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352