Cost of living comparison

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Timisoara vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

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.

Timisoara vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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