Bucharest vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$535
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$866
😷 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 4935th and 4552nd ($1138 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 508th and 5347th 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
$11.9
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$3300

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$999
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$956
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$784
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$800
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$724
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$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
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$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
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$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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$1379
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$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
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$447
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$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327