Bucharest vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$474	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	20
😀 Quality of life	79	66
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.41M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 19% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5565th and 4439th ($988 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Romania vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 645th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Medina

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	Bucharest	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905