Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.2 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH183.72
|
$11.06
RON51.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.80
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.52
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.43
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 88.1% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.41
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.02
|
$4.39
RON20.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.70
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.65
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.63
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.89
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.51
|
$0.74
RON3.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.77
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.57
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.65
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.95
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH150.68
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH281.87
|
$17.69
RON81.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH756,270.95
|
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.39
|
$5.96
RON27.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.16
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,254.60
|
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,153.80
|
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,449.67
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,237.34
|
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,109.26
|
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.58
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.09
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.96
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH744.26
|
$47.02
RON217.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.66
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,594.71
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,204.65
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,563.04
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,904.26
|
$97.82
RON452.07
|
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