Bucharest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$525
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
72
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.95M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 27% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4913th and 6330th ($1116 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Ukraine, respectively. Check Romania vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 646th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$7835

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561