Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 67.7% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 42.7% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
|
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