Bucharest vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$562
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
61
😀 Quality of life
84
63
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.42M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 129% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4877th and 8662nd ($1148 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Romania and Ukraine, respectively. Check Romania vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 482nd and 5430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kharkiv

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Bucharest Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$2841

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$995
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$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591