Romania vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$834
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$1495
🏠 One person rent
$394
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$497
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$968
$449
💸 GDP per capita
$18404
$5070
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
5.84
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
35
🌐 English speaking %
31%
51%
🎓 Higher education
72
66
😀 Quality of life
64
42
🏙️ Population
19.1M
41.2M

The average cost of living in Romania ($834) is 41% more expensive than in Ukraine ($591). Romania ranked 113th vs 165th for Ukraine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Romania compared to 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 53rd and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Romania vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Romania and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 47 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Romania Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.37
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.4
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.59
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$82.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$5.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
17.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$1259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$4.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.4
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.5
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$438
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8337
$5643

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In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$850
2.95M
Kharkiv
$506
1.42M
Donetsk
$536
902K
Odesa
$555
1.01M
Dnipro
$718
969K
Lviv
$703
717K
Zaporizhia
$459
710K
Luhansk
$574
418K
Mariupol
$507
449K
Kryvyi Rih
$486
604K
Mykolaiv
$400
470K
Makiivka
$534
343K
Horlivka
$611
257K
Vinnytsia
$562
370K
Kherson
$433
279K
Chernivtsi
$533
265K
Chernihiv
$433
287K
Poltava
$490
283K
Cherkasy
$455
270K
Sumy
$486
266K
Kremenchuk
$444
215K
Khmelnytskyi
$483
274K
Ternopil
$462
225K
Kamianske
$605
227K
Rivne
$394
245K
Zhytomyr
$549
262K
Kramatorsk
$586
147K
Bila Tserkva
$454
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$513
227K
Lutsk
$510
216K