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Bucharest vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 21.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 91.5% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 18.2% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 3.8% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 1.7% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Bucharest

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

Bucharest vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$13.80 RON59.83	+15.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$8.05 RON34.90	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$2.27 RON9.86	+64.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$2.15 RON9.31	+250.9%
Average			+91.5%

Moscow vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.44 RON6.26	+70.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.98 RON21.61	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$6.67 RON28.91	+44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$3.62 RON15.69	+115.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$3.38 RON14.66	+37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$0.64 RON2.79	-20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.79 RON3.41	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.80 RON3.48	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.18 RON5.14	-27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.46 RON2.02	+8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.47 RON2.04	+38.9%
Average			+20.5%

Moscow vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$6.36 RON27.56	+124.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$23.00 RON99.71	-37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$28,745.54 RON124,637.81	-22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$6.21 RON26.92	+8.4%
Average			+18.2%

Moscow vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8% less for housing

	Moscow	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$11.39 RON49.38	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$647.24 RON2,806.39	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$432.85 RON1,876.81	-39.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$139.60 RON605.29	+26.2%
Average			-3.8%

Moscow vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay 1.7% more for childcare

	Moscow	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$664.86 RON2,882.78	+1.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$14,582.52 RON63,228.34	+2.1%
Average			+1.7%

Moscow vs. Bucharest - Cost of childcare

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$3.45 RON14.96	-17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$3.28 RON14.23	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$6.67 RON28.92	+123.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$52.49 RON227.60	+17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$9.20 RON39.88	+40.1%
Average			+33.6%

Moscow vs. Bucharest - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$80.54 RON349.21	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$45.47 RON197.17	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$93.98 RON407.47	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$109.75 RON475.87	-30.0%
Average			-13.1%

Moscow vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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