Bucharest vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$535
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
23
😀 Quality of life
84
69
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.41M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 3% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4935th and 4849th ($1138 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 508th and 4347th 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
$11.9
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$5515

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
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$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$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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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010