Cost of Living Comparison Between Ostrava and Bucharest Cost of Living Comparison Between Ostrava and Bucharest

🙂 Solo nomad: Ostrava is 0.4% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 4.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ostrava is 7.4% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 1.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ostrava
Bucharest
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.32 Kč 192
$13.71 RON 59.2
-32.02%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.35 Kč 956
$69.8 RON 302
-33.61%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.09 Kč 167
$8.00 RON 34.54
1.12%
Cappuccino
$2.97 Kč 61.3
$3.33 RON 14.40
-10.81%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 Kč 39.90
$2.35 RON 10.14
-17.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.51 Kč 31.11
$2.42 RON 10.47
-37.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.13 Kč 43.93
$3.41 RON 14.73
-37.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.94 Kč 60.7
$3.95 RON 17.07
-25.57%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ostrava
Bucharest
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.07 Kč 22.07
$1.73 RON 7.46
-38.15%
White Bread (500g)
$1.34 Kč 27.73
$1.38 RON 5.95
-2.90%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.29 Kč 47.28
$1.90 RON 8.19
20.53%
Eggs
$2.88 Kč 59.3
$3.57 RON 15.42
-19.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.63 Kč 240
$9.76 RON 42.18
19.16%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.64 Kč 199
$7.10 RON 30.69
35.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.74 Kč 304
$12.12 RON 52.4
21.62%
Apples (1kg)
$1.71 Kč 35.28
$1.34 RON 5.81
27.61%
Banana (1kg)
$1.88 Kč 38.70
$1.78 RON 7.70
5.62%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.16 Kč 44.49
$1.75 RON 7.54
23.43%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.94 Kč 60.7
$2.41 RON 10.41
21.99%
Potato (1kg)
$1.14 Kč 23.53
$1.00 RON 4.32
14.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.13 Kč 23.35
$1.01 RON 4.38
11.88%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 Kč 27.86
$0.95 RON 4.09
42.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 Kč 12.53
$0.95 RON 4.09
-35.79%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.27 Kč 150
$6.34 RON 27.37
14.67%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.50 Kč 155
$6.98 RON 30.17
7.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.92 Kč 19.04
$1.27 RON 5.48
-27.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.80 Kč 37.17
$1.98 RON 8.57
-9.09%
🚌 Getting Around
Ostrava
Bucharest
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.22 Kč 25.26
$1.14 RON 4.91
7.02%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.88 Kč 534
$19.52 RON 84.3
32.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.85 Kč 38.12
$0.72 RON 3.09
156.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.21 Kč 25.05
$0.60 RON 2.60
101.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$22.89 Kč 472
$7.11 RON 30.74
221.94%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.67 Kč 34.51
$1.71 RON 7.38
-2.34%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.3K Kč 645.6K
$29.3K RON 126.7K
6.72%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.0K Kč 577.7K
$30.4K RON 131.2K
-7.75%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ostrava
Bucharest
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$227 Kč 4,683
$182 RON 788
24.50%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$29.81 Kč 615
$9.13 RON 39.44
226.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.85 Kč 389
$11.08 RON 47.88
70.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ostrava
Bucharest
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.8 Kč 1,110
$53.2 RON 230
1.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.93 Kč 390
$29.33 RON 127
-35.46%
Cinema Ticket
$9.39 Kč 194
$8.97 RON 38.77
4.68%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ostrava
Bucharest
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$422 Kč 8,697
$657 RON 2,839
-35.81%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$9,702 Kč 200.1K
$14.4K RON 62.3K
-32.71%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ostrava
Bucharest
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$81.2 Kč 1,674
$82.0 RON 354
-0.96%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.3 Kč 1,058
$44.65 RON 193
14.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.0 Kč 1,814
$91.0 RON 393
-3.29%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$96.3 Kč 1,986
$109 RON 469
-11.36%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ostrava
Bucharest
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$582 Kč 12.0K
$657 RON 2,837
-11.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$479 Kč 9,880
$442 RON 1,910
8.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,114 Kč 23.0K
$1,332 RON 5,753
-16.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$871 Kč 18.0K
$826 RON 3,570
5.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,255 Kč 67.1K
$4,081 RON 17.6K
-20.24%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,388 Kč 49.2K
$2,292 RON 9,901
4.17%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ostrava
Bucharest
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,728 Kč 35.6K
$1,485 RON 6,417
16.34%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.5
7.1
-22.54%

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Last update for Ostrava: April 13, 2026

Last update for Bucharest: April 11, 2026

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