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
UAH301.76
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 42.7% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Bucharest or Kiev. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.