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Bistrita vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Bistrita is 21.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 78.1% more in Bistrita
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Bistrita
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in Bistrita
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Bistrita
Childcare: pay 3.4% more in Bistrita
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.1% more in Bistrita
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Bistrita

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Bistrita are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Bistrita. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bistrita.

Bistrita vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bistrita instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 78.1% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Bistrita
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$6.90 RON29.92	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$6.67 RON28.93	+10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.50 RON6.48	+121.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$1.38 RON5.98	+198.0%
Average			+78.1%

Kiev vs. Bistrita - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Bistrita
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$1.17 RON5.06	+49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$3.45 RON14.96	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$4.63 RON20.06	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.93 RON12.72	+45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$3.07 RON13.29	+44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.44 RON1.92	-19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.71 RON3.07	-2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.74 RON3.20	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.01 RON4.37	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.38 RON1.65	+1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.31 RON1.36	+23.6%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	Bistrita
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$5.89 RON25.53	+10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$23.00 RON99.74	+124.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$28,323.13 RON122,806.24	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$6.33 RON27.43	+5.1%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Kiev	Bistrita
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$6.52 RON28.26	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$238.74 RON1,035.16	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$202.58 RON878.35	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$145.42 RON630.54	+79.6%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 3.4% more for childcare

	Kiev	Bistrita
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$304.81 RON1,321.62	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$9,815.20 RON42,557.72	+25.1%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Bistrita
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.53 RON10.97	+133.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.10 RON9.10	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$5.52 RON23.94	+91.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$44.09 RON191.18	+14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$6.90 RON29.92	+43.3%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Bistrita
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$39.76 RON172.42	-42.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$32.59 RON141.30	-9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$69.01 RON299.23	-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$87.03 RON377.37	-20.5%
Average			-25.1%

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