Bucharest vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$535
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
13.3M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 28% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4935th and 3728th ($1138 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Russia, respectively. Check Romania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 508th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Moscow

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Bucharest Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791