Cost of living comparison
Timisoara is 48.8% more expensive than Kiev.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Timisoara
- Groceries
-
pay 30.4% more in Timisoara
- Transportation
-
pay 65.0% more in Timisoara
- Housing
-
pay 16.0% more in Timisoara
- Childcare
-
pay 6.3% more in Timisoara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 86.1% more in Timisoara
- Clothing
-
pay 9.4% less in Timisoara
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and childcare in Timisoara are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Timisoara.
If you lived in Timisoara instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Timisoara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH303.94
|
$8.62
RON41.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH253.28
|
$7.00
RON33.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH26.10
|
$1.90
RON9.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.99
|
$1.80
RON8.70
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Timisoara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.86
|
$1.09
RON5.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH182.56
|
$4.79
RON23.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH169.40
|
$5.87
RON28.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.99
|
$3.03
RON14.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.93
|
$2.81
RON13.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
$0.46
RON2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.55
|
$0.64
RON3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH30.10
|
$0.68
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH38.10
|
$1.00
RON4.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.14
|
$0.37
RON1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH13.01
|
$0.42
RON2.05
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Timisoara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH216.46
|
$5.79
RON27.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH395.12
|
$28.01
RON135.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,285,151.00
|
$26,003.12
RON125,465.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH188.44
|
$7.35
RON35.46
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Kiev
|
Timisoara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH242.23
|
$9.03
RON43.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,511.01
|
$409.20
RON1,974.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,771.37
|
$325.73
RON1,571.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,134.33
|
$107.30
RON517.70
|
|
pay 6.3% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Timisoara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,727.58
|
$380.67
RON1,836.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH310,190.57
|
$8,166.34
RON39,402.61
|
|
pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Timisoara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.66
|
$2.48
RON11.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH61.15
|
$2.87
RON13.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH100.30
|
$5.39
RON25.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,092.35
|
$43.27
RON208.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH202.63
|
$6.46
RON31.19
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Timisoara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,811.24
|
$51.65
RON249.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,582.97
|
$41.34
RON199.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,830.40
|
$71.11
RON343.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,797.48
|
$87.55
RON422.44
|
|
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