Bucharest vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$562
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1104
😷 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 32% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4877th and 3277th ($1148 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 482nd and 2774th 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
$11.6
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$20160

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749