Bucharest vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$525
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
81
73
🏙️ Population
1.72M
13.3M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 22% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4913th and 4141st ($1116 vs $1438) 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 1.2 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 646th and 2664th 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
$11.7
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$15272

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772