Bucharest vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$525
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
22
😀 Quality of life
81
70
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.41M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 6% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4913th and 4743rd ($1116 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 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 646th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$5508

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
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$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987