Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Romania

Bucharest vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 45.0% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 38.8% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 48.4% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 30.6% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bishkek, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.01	$14.64 RON69.25	+113.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 KGS510.01	$7.32 RON34.63	+25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 KGS65.00	$2.42 RON11.44	+225.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 KGS33.88	$2.25 RON10.65	+481.3%
Average			+104.3%

Bishkek vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.8% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KGS34.67	$1.32 RON6.24	+232.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 KGS334.23	$4.36 RON20.63	+14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 KGS333.12	$6.22 RON29.40	+63.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KGS151.13	$3.67 RON17.35	+112.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KGS181.82	$3.05 RON14.45	+46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 KGS54.76	$0.57 RON2.70	-8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KGS73.57	$0.72 RON3.43	-13.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.76	$0.69 RON3.25	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KGS62.84	$1.15 RON5.42	+59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KGS23.90	$0.36 RON1.73	+33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.28	$0.34 RON1.62	+55.3%
Average			+38.8%

Bishkek vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.4% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.74 KGS326.93	$7.45 RON35.25	+99.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.02	$20.91 RON98.93	+79.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,991.94 KGS3M	$28,531.98 RON135K	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.52 KGS395.01	$5.65 RON26.71	+25.0%
Average			+48.4%

Bishkek vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.6% more for housing

	Bishkek	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	$9.27 RON43.83	-22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	$677.15 RON3,203.34	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	$451.32 RON2,135.02	+8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	$147.83 RON699.33	+284.8%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bishkek	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	$627.11 RON2,966.59	+185.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,837.88 KGS685K	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	+83.4%
Average			+128.9%

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pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$3.76 RON17.81	+174.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 KGS212.36	$3.51 RON16.59	+44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 KGS180.00	$6.43 RON30.42	+212.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	$49.22 RON232.83	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 KGS500.01	$8.37 RON39.57	+46.3%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	$88.76 RON419.90	+60.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	$38.43 RON181.80	-10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	$77.83 RON368.20	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	$91.69 RON433.74	+1.6%
Average			+5.7%

Bishkek vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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