Bucharest vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$449
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
46
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.47M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 42% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6984th ($961 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Romania and Russia, respectively. Check Romania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 703rd and 5379th 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
$9.66
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632