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Offenbach Am Main vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary

Offenbach Am Main is 2.1 times more expensive than Bacau.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% more in Offenbach Am Main
Groceries: pay 86.0% more in Offenbach Am Main
Transportation: pay 57.7% more in Offenbach Am Main
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.3% more in Offenbach Am Main
Clothing: pay 55.3% more in Offenbach Am Main

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Offenbach Am Main are more expensive than in Bacau. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Offenbach Am Main.

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Offenbach Am Main vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Offenbach Am Main instead of Bacau, you would:

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pay 60.1% more for restaurants

	Bacau	Offenbach Am Main
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.12 RON66.78	$18.48 €16.44	+30.9%
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	$3.92 €3.49	+99.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 RON8.74	$3.64 €3.24	+97.0%
Average			+60.1%

Bacau vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.0% more for groceries

	Bacau	Offenbach Am Main
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RON3.22	$1.93 €1.72	+184.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.14	$8.03 €7.15	+109.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 RON21.53	$5.56 €4.95	+22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 RON16.21	$3.57 €3.18	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 RON11.52	$4.89 €4.35	+100.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.39	$1.52 €1.35	+200.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.14	$1.01 €0.90	+52.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.29	$0.99 €0.88	+41.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RON3.81	$1.82 €1.62	+125.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RON1.50	$0.59 €0.52	+86.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RON1.42	$0.67 €0.60	+123.5%
Average			+86.0%

Bacau vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.7% more for transportation

	Bacau	Offenbach Am Main
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 RON31.60	$7.95 €7.08	+19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.28 RON138.51	$67.74 €60.29	+131.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.69 RON26.91	$23.51 €20.93	+313.4%
Average			+57.7%

Bacau vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Bacau	Offenbach Am Main
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.71 RON22.26	$52.21 €46.47	+1009.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.41 RON1,932.04	$933.11 €830.50	+128.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.18 RON1,126.72	$765.15 €681.01	+221.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.96 RON378.27	$269.23 €239.62	+236.7%
Average			+200.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Bacau	Offenbach Am Main
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.58 RON2,770.14	$531.87 €473.39	-9.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	$44,341.53 €39,465.56	+802.2%
Average			+186.3%

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pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bacau	Offenbach Am Main
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 RON11.87	$5.60 €4.98	+123.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RON9.40	$4.00 €3.56	+101.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 RON25.23	$9.74 €8.67	+82.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.79 RON122.02	$39.19 €34.88	+51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.27 RON29.68	$10.08 €8.97	+60.6%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 55.3% more for clothing

	Bacau	Offenbach Am Main
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 RON395.73	$96.30 €85.71	+15.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.79 RON150.38	$45.91 €40.86	+44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.65 RON286.91	$125.04 €111.29	+106.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.44 RON394.74	$141.46 €125.90	+69.5%
Average			+55.3%

Bacau vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of clothing

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