Bucharest vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$496
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
46
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.47M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 48% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5404th and 6924th ($1036 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 642nd and 5229th 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
$10.6
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628