Bucharest vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$474	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	7
😀 Quality of life	79	62
🏙️ Population	1.72M	133K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 24% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5565th and 4205th ($988 vs $1304) 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 1 months in Male. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 645th and 4917th 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	$10.5	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$3201

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360