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

🙂 Solo nomad: Male is 1.7% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 12.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Male is 12.4% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 7.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.42 MVR 83.7

$13.71 RON 60.2

-60.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.13 MVR 449

$69.5 RON 305

-58.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.48 MVR 146

$8.20 RON 36.01

15.61%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.47 MVR 68.9

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MVR 58.5

Cappuccino

$2.99 MVR 46.17

$3.35 RON 14.70

-10.75%

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

$1.27 MVR 19.65

$2.34 RON 10.29

-45.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.18

$2.40 RON 10.54

-88.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.39 RON 14.90

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.02 RON 17.64

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 MVR 28.59

$1.73 RON 7.57

6.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.54 MVR 23.78

$1.41 RON 6.21

9.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MVR 20.22

$1.84 RON 8.06

-28.80%

Eggs

$1.80 MVR 27.78

$3.68 RON 16.14

-51.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.02 MVR 124

$9.55 RON 41.94

-16.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.13 MVR 94.6

$7.15 RON 31.40

-14.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.99 MVR 139

$12.32 RON 54.1

-27.03%

Apples (1kg)

$3.98 MVR 61.4

$1.41 RON 6.18

182.27%

Banana (1kg)

$3.68 MVR 56.8

$1.74 RON 7.63

111.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.39 MVR 67.7

$1.74 RON 7.64

152.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 MVR 48.77

$2.42 RON 10.62

30.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 MVR 24.19

$1.00 RON 4.37

57.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 MVR 18.92

$0.95 RON 4.17

29.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.12 MVR 48.21

$0.92 RON 4.02

239.13%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 MVR 8.20

$0.91 RON 3.99

-41.76%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.22 MVR 189

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MVR 41.71

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.52 MVR 162

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.31 MVR 128

$6.40 RON 28.08

29.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.34 RON 32.24

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.24 RON 5.43

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.00 RON 8.79

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 MVR 10.30

$1.14 RON 5.00

-41.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.20 MVR 435

$19.76 RON 86.8

42.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.01 MVR 30.98

$0.66 RON 2.91

204.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.92 MVR 29.70

$0.62 RON 2.72

209.68%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.62 MVR 148

$6.88 RON 30.20

39.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 MVR 14.56

$1.70 RON 7.46

-44.71%

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

$32.6K MVR 503.2K

$28.3K RON 124.4K

15.10%

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

$33.9K MVR 522.5K

$29.8K RON 130.9K

13.54%

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

$107 MVR 1,653

$178 RON 782

-39.84%

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

$41.45 MVR 640

$8.85 RON 38.85

368.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$77.9 MVR 1,202

$11.39 RON 50.0

583.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$81.2 MVR 1,253

$54.3 RON 238

49.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$43.50 MVR 671

$29.05 RON 128

49.74%

Cinema Ticket

$9.71 MVR 150

$9.35 RON 41.04

3.85%

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

$163 MVR 2,520

$660 RON 2,897

-75.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,581 MVR 55.3K

$14.8K RON 64.9K

-75.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.05 MVR 680

$79.7 RON 350

-44.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.1 MVR 881

$44.83 RON 197

27.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 MVR 1,369

$89.2 RON 392

-0.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 MVR 830

$111 RON 488

-51.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$976 MVR 15.1K

$665 RON 2,917

46.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$707 MVR 10.9K

$435 RON 1,911

62.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,665 MVR 25.7K

$1,322 RON 5,803

25.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,414 MVR 21.8K

$833 RON 3,657

69.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,222 MVR 34.3K

$4,176 RON 18.3K

-46.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,927 MVR 29.7K

$2,301 RON 10.1K

-16.25%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$856 MVR 13.2K

$1,437 RON 6,307

-40.40%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Bucharest: February 28, 2026

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