Bucharest vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$449
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
60
😀 Quality of life
77
57
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.43M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 80% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8242nd ($961 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Romania and Ukraine, respectively. Check Romania vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 703rd and 5715th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$1310

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$846
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$817
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$868
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$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
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$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495