Bucharest vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$535
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$459
😷 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 128% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 4935th and 8722nd ($1138 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th 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 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 508th and 5605th 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
$11.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$2953

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
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$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562