Bucharest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bucharest | Kyiv | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bucharest is 16% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5565th and 6262nd ($988 vs $850) 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 1.3 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 645th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bucharest vs Kyiv
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| Bucharest | Kyiv | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8.3 mi |  Voluntari | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Giurgiu | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 62 km or 39 mi |  Ruse | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Targoviste | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Alexandria | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Buzau | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Calarasi | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Slobozia | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Pitesti | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Slatina | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Shumen | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Brasov | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Veliko Tarnovo | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Ramnicu Valcea | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Pleven | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Dobrich | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Focsani | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Braila | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Craiova | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Gabrovo | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Galati | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Sliven | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Varna | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Mamaia | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Constanta | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Yambol | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Sibiu | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Stara Zagora | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Tulcea | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Targu Jiu | |
| 236 km or 146 mi |  Cahul | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Barlad | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Medias | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Burgas | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Vratsa | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Bacau | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Vidin | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Targu Mures |
Cities near Kyiv
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 78 km or 49 mi |  Bila Tserkva | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Chernihiv | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Zhytomyr | |
| 157 km or 97 mi | Cherkasy | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Vinnytsia | |
| 224 km or 139 mi |  Gomel | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Kremenchuk | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Soroca | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Rivne | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Poltava | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Sumy | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Babruysk | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Kryvyi Rih | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Balti | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Pinsk | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Orhei | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Ternopil | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Kamianske | |
| 368 km or 228 mi | Dubasari | |
| 368 km or 229 mi | Lutsk | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Mogilev | |
| 392 km or 243 mi | Dnipro | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Chisinau | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 408 km or 254 mi |  Bryansk | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Kharkiv | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Bender | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Botosani | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Ungheni | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Kursk | |
| 424 km or 263 mi | Iasi | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Belgorod | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Baranavichy | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Minsk | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Suceava | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Barysaw |