Bucharest vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$562
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
73
😀 Quality of life
84
64
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.95M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 34% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4877th and 6533rd ($1148 vs $853) 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 482nd and 5360th 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
$11.6
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$10572

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$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

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676