Bucharest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$449
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.95M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 26% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6536th ($961 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 Kyiv. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 703rd and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$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
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528