Cost of living comparison
compared to
Rome vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary
Rome is 99.0% more expensive than Bacau.
Rome vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Rome instead of Bacau, you would:
pay 27.9% more for restaurants
|
Bacau
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.12
RON67.28
|
$16.80
€14.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
RON34.89
|
$11.20
€9.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
RON9.37
|
$2.96
€2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
RON8.80
|
$1.48
€1.32
|
|
Bacau vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants
pay 88.4% more for groceries
|
Bacau
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
RON3.24
|
$2.22
€1.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
RON18.27
|
$7.42
€6.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
RON21.70
|
$6.49
€5.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
RON16.33
|
$4.66
€4.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
RON11.60
|
$5.66
€5.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.41
|
$1.17
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.16
|
$1.05
€0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RON3.32
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RON3.84
|
$1.07
€0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
RON1.51
|
$0.64
€0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
RON1.43
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
Bacau vs. Rome - Cost of groceries
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Bacau
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.68
RON31.84
|
$8.04
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.28
RON139.54
|
$39.19
€34.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,531.98
RON136K
|
$35,551.60
€31,734.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RON27.11
|
$20.16
€17.99
|
|
Bacau vs. Rome - Cost of transportation
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Bacau
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.71
RON22.43
|
$31.87
€28.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.41
RON1,946.49
|
$1,208.81
€1,079.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$238.18
RON1,135.15
|
$873.39
€779.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.96
RON381.11
|
$157.13
€140.26
|
|
Bacau vs. Rome - Cost of housing
pay 69.0% more for childcare
|
Bacau
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$585.58
RON2,790.86
|
$487.21
€434.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,914.67
RON23,423.33
|
$16,862.20
€15,051.50
|
|
Bacau vs. Rome - Cost of childcare
pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bacau
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
RON11.96
|
$5.60
€5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
RON9.47
|
$2.07
€1.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
RON25.42
|
$7.28
€6.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.79
RON122.93
|
$65.43
€58.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.27
RON29.90
|
$11.20
€9.99
|
|
Bacau vs. Rome - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 18.7% more for clothing
|
Bacau
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
RON398.69
|
$71.31
€63.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.79
RON151.50
|
$36.31
€32.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.65
RON289.05
|
$83.63
€74.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.44
RON397.70
|
$123.17
€109.94
|
|
Bacau vs. Rome - Cost of clothing
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