Bucharest vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$449
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
1.72M
12.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 6% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5167th ($961 vs $1021) 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 1.1 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 703rd and 1608th 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
$9.66
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$10868

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517