Bucharest vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$474
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
79
74
🏙️ Population
1.72M
13.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 21% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5565th and 4359th ($988 vs $1244) 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 645th and 1187th 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
$10.5
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$12252

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592