Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 4.2% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.68
|
$8.62
₽804.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.91
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.77
|
$1.02
₽95.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.55
|
$0.57
₽53.27
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.42
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.53
|
$5.18
₽482.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.41
|
$4.02
₽375.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON15.10
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.57
|
$2.00
₽186.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.46
|
$0.62
₽57.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.46
|
$0.53
₽49.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.32
|
$0.70
₽65.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.52
|
$1.40
₽130.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.95
|
$0.27
₽25.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.05
|
$0.26
₽24.67
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON28.08
|
$2.47
₽230.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON82.69
|
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON113,700.57
|
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.87
|
$3.94
₽367.78
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON44.23
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,380.15
|
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,669.15
|
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON507.28
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
|
pay 2.3% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,376.77
|
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,903.56
|
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.53
|
$3.08
₽287.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.55
|
$2.57
₽239.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.84
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON219.75
|
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON36.18
|
$6.16
₽574.65
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON337.66
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON196.39
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON361.92
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON457.16
|
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
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