Bucharest vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$449	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	76	7
😀 Quality of life	77	63
🏙️ Population	1.72M	133K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 25% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5593rd and 4218th ($961 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Maldives, respectively. Check Romania vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 703rd and 4858th 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	$9.66	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$3438

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Cities near Bucharest

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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339