Bucharest vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$562
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1033
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
48
😀 Quality of life
84
64
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.47M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 1% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4877th and 4849th ($1148 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 5th in Russia, while ranked 482nd and 5361st 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
$11.6
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$7933

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Distance City Cost of living
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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754