Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Belgium

Charleroi vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary

Charleroi is 96.4% more expensive than Bacau.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% more in Charleroi
Groceries: pay 89.8% more in Charleroi
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Charleroi
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Charleroi
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Charleroi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.2% more in Charleroi
Clothing: pay 36.2% more in Charleroi

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Charleroi are more expensive than in Bacau. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Charleroi.

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Charleroi vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Charleroi instead of Bacau, you would:

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pay 55.9% more for restaurants

	Bacau	Charleroi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.12 RON66.78	$22.39 €19.93	+58.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$13.44 €11.96	+83.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 RON9.30	$2.16 €1.93	+10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 RON8.74	$2.13 €1.89	+15.2%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 89.8% more for groceries

	Bacau	Charleroi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RON3.22	$2.52 €2.24	+270.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.14	$8.62 €7.67	+124.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 RON21.53	$4.41 €3.92	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 RON16.21	$3.71 €3.30	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 RON11.52	$5.42 €4.83	+122.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.39	$1.17 €1.04	+130.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.14	$1.03 €0.92	+55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.29	$1.20 €1.06	+71.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RON3.81	$1.51 €1.34	+87.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RON1.50	$0.96 €0.86	+204.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RON1.42	$0.51 €0.45	+69.1%
Average			+89.8%

Bacau vs. Charleroi - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Bacau	Charleroi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 RON31.60	$7.05 €6.28	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.28 RON138.51	$41.43 €36.87	+41.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$30,232.86 €26,908.33	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.69 RON26.91	$27.10 €24.12	+376.4%
Average			+32.2%

Bacau vs. Charleroi - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bacau	Charleroi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.71 RON22.26	$47.40 €42.19	+907.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.41 RON1,932.04	$802.48 €714.23	+96.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.18 RON1,126.72	$821.14 €730.84	+244.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.96 RON378.27	$156.74 €139.51	+96.0%
Average			+166.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Bacau	Charleroi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.58 RON2,770.14	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+177.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	$16,796.03 €14,949.07	+241.8%
Average			+207.8%

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pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bacau	Charleroi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 RON11.87	$3.25 €2.89	+29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RON9.40	$2.99 €2.66	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 RON25.23	$12.54 €11.16	+135.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.79 RON122.02	$31.72 €28.23	+23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.27 RON29.68	$15.12 €13.45	+140.9%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 36.2% more for clothing

	Bacau	Charleroi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 RON395.73	$111.27 €99.03	+33.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.79 RON150.38	$51.94 €46.23	+63.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.65 RON286.91	$89.58 €79.73	+47.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.44 RON394.74	$89.58 €79.73	+7.4%
Average			+36.2%

Bacau vs. Charleroi - Cost of clothing

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