Bucharest vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$535
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
48
😀 Quality of life
84
63
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.47M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 8% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4935th and 5278th ($1138 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 508th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Yekaterinburg

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Bucharest Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$7937

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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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688