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

🙂 Solo nomad: Male is 2.4% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 15.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Male is 15.4% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.32 MVR 82.2

$13.60 RON 59.6

-60.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.84 MVR 446

$69.3 RON 303

-58.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.63 MVR 149

$7.95 RON 34.80

21.13%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.47 MVR 69.1

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MVR 58.5

Cappuccino

$2.86 MVR 44.21

$3.40 RON 14.88

-15.88%

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

$1.27 MVR 19.56

$2.30 RON 10.06

-44.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MVR 3.83

$2.30 RON 10.06

-89.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.35 RON 14.68

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.84 RON 16.81

Milk (1 liter)

$1.83 MVR 28.31

$1.78 RON 7.80

2.81%

White Bread (500g)

$1.55 MVR 23.95

$1.40 RON 6.14

10.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MVR 20.38

$1.93 RON 8.44

-31.61%

Eggs

$1.71 MVR 26.49

$3.69 RON 16.14

-53.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.08 MVR 125

$9.44 RON 41.33

-14.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.21 MVR 95.9

$7.09 RON 31.06

-12.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.11 MVR 141

$12.31 RON 53.9

-26.00%

Apples (1kg)

$3.93 MVR 60.7

$1.41 RON 6.18

178.72%

Banana (1kg)

$3.68 MVR 56.9

$1.72 RON 7.52

113.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.24 MVR 65.5

$1.84 RON 8.06

130.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.20 MVR 49.51

$2.50 RON 10.93

28.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.51 MVR 23.35

$1.01 RON 4.42

49.50%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 MVR 19.07

$1.00 RON 4.40

23.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.20 MVR 49.40

$1.00 RON 4.36

220.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.50 MVR 7.76

$0.94 RON 4.14

-46.81%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$9.42 MVR 146

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 MVR 42.36

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.59 MVR 164

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.89 MVR 122

$6.54 RON 28.66

20.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.91 RON 34.64

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 RON 5.36

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 RON 8.53

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.63 MVR 9.78

$1.17 RON 5.11

-46.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.40 MVR 439

$19.93 RON 87.3

42.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.00 MVR 30.92

$0.67 RON 2.91

198.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.99 MVR 30.78

$0.65 RON 2.83

206.15%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.79 MVR 151

$7.11 RON 31.15

37.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 MVR 14.16

$1.69 RON 7.42

-45.56%

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

$31.9K MVR 493.4K

$28.9K RON 126.7K

10.40%

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

$34.6K MVR 534.9K

$30.6K RON 133.9K

13.22%

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

$106 MVR 1,643

$180 RON 787

-40.84%

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

$41.57 MVR 642

$8.94 RON 39.14

364.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$77.8 MVR 1,202

$11.16 RON 48.89

597.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$82.4 MVR 1,273

$53.9 RON 236

52.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$43.11 MVR 666

$29.53 RON 129

45.99%

Cinema Ticket

$9.79 MVR 151

$9.43 RON 41.31

3.82%

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

$167 MVR 2,579

$654 RON 2,865

-74.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,589 MVR 55.5K

$14.5K RON 63.6K

-75.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.99 MVR 680

$80.3 RON 352

-45.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.2 MVR 868

$45.00 RON 197

24.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.2 MVR 1,409

$89.8 RON 393

1.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$54.5 MVR 842

$108 RON 471

-49.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$962 MVR 14.9K

$655 RON 2,871

46.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$710 MVR 11.0K

$429 RON 1,880

65.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,703 MVR 26.3K

$1,350 RON 5,911

26.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,439 MVR 22.2K

$831 RON 3,642

73.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,175 MVR 49.0K

$4,145 RON 18.2K

-23.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,880 MVR 29.1K

$2,281 RON 9,989

-17.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$893 MVR 13.8K

$1,467 RON 6,427

-39.13%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Bucharest: January 13, 2026

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