Romania vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2377
$1515
🏠 One person rent
$461
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$772
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.4
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1126
$465
💸 GDP per capita
$20080
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
8.06
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
36
🌐 English speaking %
31%
51%
🎓 Higher education
71
62
😀 Quality of life
71
50
🏙️ Population
19.1M
37.9M

The average cost of living in Romania ($958) is 55% more expensive than in Ukraine ($619). Romania ranked 104th 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 50th and 96th 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
$11
$7.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.31
$6.11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.03%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2724
$1402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1856
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.86
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$4.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.19
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.27
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$9.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.06
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.7
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9182
$6277

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Cities Comparison in Romania vs Ukraine

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$853
2.95M
Kharkiv
$501
1.42M
Dnipro
$749
969K
Odesa
$641
1.01M
Donetsk
$525
902K
Zaporizhia
$471
710K
Lviv
$800
717K
Kryvyi Rih
$454
604K
Luhansk
$790
418K
Mykolaiv
$529
470K
Makiivka
$534
339K
Vinnytsia
$572
370K
Mariupol
$518
250K
Chernivtsi
$579
265K
Poltava
$475
283K
Chernihiv
$479
287K
Horlivka
$621
240K
Cherkasy
$448
270K
Kremenchuk
$490
215K
Kamianske
$628
227K
Ternopil
$458
225K
Khmelnytskyi
$541
274K
Sumy
$518
266K
Rivne
$397
245K
Zhytomyr
$591
262K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$498
238K
Kherson
$409
279K
Bila Tserkva
$464
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$577
220K
Lutsk
$543
216K