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

🙂 Solo nomad: Male is 4.1% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 12.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Male is 12.3% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 10.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.26 MVR 81.3

$13.71 RON 59.2

-61.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.30 MVR 453

$69.8 RON 302

-58.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.72 MVR 150

$8.00 RON 34.54

21.50%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.65 MVR 71.9

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.66 MVR 56.6

Cappuccino

$2.90 MVR 44.86

$3.33 RON 14.40

-12.91%

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

$1.31 MVR 20.30

$2.35 RON 10.14

-44.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.21

$2.42 RON 10.47

-88.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 RON 14.73

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.95 RON 17.07

Milk (1 liter)

$1.80 MVR 27.80

$1.73 RON 7.46

4.05%

White Bread (500g)

$1.62 MVR 25.00

$1.38 RON 5.95

17.39%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.30 MVR 20.10

$1.90 RON 8.19

-31.58%

Eggs

$1.72 MVR 26.50

$3.57 RON 15.42

-51.82%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.98 MVR 123

$9.76 RON 42.18

-18.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.13 MVR 94.7

$7.10 RON 30.69

-13.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.92 MVR 138

$12.12 RON 52.4

-26.40%

Apples (1kg)

$3.94 MVR 60.9

$1.34 RON 5.81

194.03%

Banana (1kg)

$3.69 MVR 57.0

$1.78 RON 7.70

107.30%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.19 MVR 64.7

$1.75 RON 7.54

139.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.30 MVR 51.1

$2.41 RON 10.41

36.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.51 MVR 23.33

$1.00 RON 4.32

51.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.22 MVR 18.89

$1.01 RON 4.38

20.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.19 MVR 49.29

$0.95 RON 4.09

235.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 MVR 8.25

$0.95 RON 4.09

-44.21%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.51 MVR 193

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MVR 41.64

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.22 MVR 158

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.18 MVR 126

$6.34 RON 27.37

29.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.98 RON 30.17

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.27 RON 5.48

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 RON 8.57

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 MVR 10.31

$1.14 RON 4.91

-41.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.29 MVR 437

$19.52 RON 84.3

44.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.98 MVR 30.62

$0.72 RON 3.09

175.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.93 MVR 29.84

$0.60 RON 2.60

221.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.78 MVR 151

$7.11 RON 30.74

37.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.89 MVR 13.75

$1.71 RON 7.38

-47.95%

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

$32.2K MVR 497.7K

$29.3K RON 126.7K

9.81%

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

$34.3K MVR 530.3K

$30.4K RON 131.2K

13.02%

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

$106 MVR 1,636

$182 RON 788

-41.94%

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

$40.89 MVR 632

$9.13 RON 39.44

347.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.1 MVR 1,176

$11.08 RON 47.88

586.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$79.9 MVR 1,234

$53.2 RON 230

50.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$42.44 MVR 656

$29.33 RON 127

44.70%

Cinema Ticket

$9.93 MVR 153

$8.97 RON 38.77

10.70%

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

$164 MVR 2,537

$657 RON 2,839

-75.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,561 MVR 55.0K

$14.4K RON 62.3K

-75.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.64 MVR 690

$82.0 RON 354

-45.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.5 MVR 889

$44.65 RON 193

28.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.3 MVR 1,364

$91.0 RON 393

-2.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.6 MVR 828

$109 RON 469

-50.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$958 MVR 14.8K

$657 RON 2,837

45.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$700 MVR 10.8K

$442 RON 1,910

58.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,674 MVR 25.9K

$1,332 RON 5,753

25.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,420 MVR 21.9K

$826 RON 3,570

71.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,263 MVR 35.0K

$4,081 RON 17.6K

-44.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,868 MVR 28.9K

$2,292 RON 9,901

-18.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$857 MVR 13.2K

$1,485 RON 6,417

-42.33%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Bucharest: April 11, 2026

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