Cost of Living Comparison Between Male and Bucharest Cost of Living Comparison Between Male and Bucharest

🙂 Solo nomad: Male is 1.1% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 15.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Male is 14.9% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 6.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.33 MVR 82.3

$13.92 RON 61

-61.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.31 MVR 452

$67.8 RON 297

-56.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.62 MVR 148

$7.83 RON 34.3

22.86%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.5 MVR 69.3

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.75 MVR 57.8

Cappuccino

$2.91 MVR 44.84

$3.28 RON 14.39

-11.28%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.29 MVR 19.83

$2.31 RON 10.11

-44.16%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.19

$2.31 RON 10.12

-88.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 RON 14.93

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.88 RON 16.99

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 MVR 27.9

$1.81 RON 7.93

White Bread (500g)

$1.6 MVR 24.6

$1.41 RON 6.19

13.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.3 MVR 20.08

$1.89 RON 8.29

-31.22%

Eggs

$1.7 MVR 26.28

$3.5 RON 15.33

-51.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.03 MVR 124

$9.52 RON 41.72

-15.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.07 MVR 93.6

$6.94 RON 30.39

-12.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.68 MVR 134

$12.25 RON 53.7

-29.14%

Apples (1kg)

$4.08 MVR 62.9

$1.39 RON 6.1

193.53%

Banana (1kg)

$3.71 MVR 57.3

$1.73 RON 7.57

114.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.4 MVR 67.8

$1.77 RON 7.77

148.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.31 MVR 51

$2.47 RON 10.84

34.01%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 MVR 23.99

$0.99 RON 4.36

57.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 MVR 17.97

$1.03 RON 4.49

13.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.13 MVR 48.26

$0.91 RON 4.01

243.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MVR 8.27

$0.94 RON 4.13

-42.55%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$9.85 MVR 152

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.75 MVR 42.44

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.52 MVR 162

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.24 MVR 127

$6.42 RON 28.13

28.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.8 RON 34.16

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 RON 5.35

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 RON 8.86

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.63 MVR 9.77

$1.17 RON 5.11

-46.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.09 MVR 449

$19.88 RON 87.1

46.33%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2 MVR 30.83

$0.7 RON 3.08

185.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.93 MVR 29.83

$0.65 RON 2.85

196.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.58 MVR 148

$6.9 RON 30.22

38.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.9 MVR 13.85

$1.7 RON 7.45

-47.06%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.8K MVR 505.5K

$29.1K RON 127.5K

12.68%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.6K MVR 534.1K

$30.5K RON 133.5K

13.66%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$107 MVR 1,652

$183 RON 802

-41.46%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$40.72 MVR 628

$8.68 RON 38.02

369.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$78 MVR 1,203

$11.1 RON 48.63

602.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$80.9 MVR 1,248

$55.1 RON 241

46.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$42.9 MVR 661

$28.88 RON 127

48.55%

Cinema Ticket

$9.85 MVR 152

$8.98 RON 39.37

9.69%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$166 MVR 2,555

$676 RON 2,964

-75.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,532 MVR 54.5K

$14.3K RON 62.8K

-75.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.19 MVR 681

$81.4 RON 357

-45.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.5 MVR 871

$45.39 RON 199

24.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.6 MVR 1,382

$89.1 RON 390

0.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$54 MVR 832

$109 RON 477

-50.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$949 MVR 14.6K

$666 RON 2,920

42.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$700 MVR 10.8K

$431 RON 1,887

62.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,693 MVR 26.1K

$1,350 RON 5,915

25.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,437 MVR 22.2K

$847 RON 3,710

69.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,219 MVR 49.6K

$3,838 RON 16.8K

-16.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,904 MVR 29.4K

$2,265 RON 9,926

-15.95%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,114 MVR 17.2K

$1,423 RON 6,236

-21.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.4

7.1

74.65%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Male: November 29, 2025

Last update for Bucharest: December 1, 2025

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Belgrade

🇷🇸 Serbia

Taipei

🇹🇼 Taiwan

Yerevan

🇦🇲 Armenia

Riga

🇱🇻 Latvia

Thessaloniki

🇬🇷 Greece

Monterrey

🇲🇽 Mexico

San Jose

🇨🇷 Costa Rica

Sharjah

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates