Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 3.0 times more expensive than Bacau.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 56.1% more in Sydney
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 56.8% more in Sydney

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

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Sydney vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Bacau	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.12 RON66.78	$17.41 A$25.04	+23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$11.84 A$17.03	+61.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 RON9.30	$2.81 A$4.04	+42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 RON8.74	$2.22 A$3.19	+19.9%
Average			+37.2%

Bacau vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Bacau	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RON3.22	$2.85 A$4.09	+318.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.14	$5.93 A$8.54	+54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 RON21.53	$6.42 A$9.24	+41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 RON16.21	$5.56 A$7.99	+62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 RON11.52	$4.34 A$6.24	+78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.39	$1.81 A$2.60	+257.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.14	$1.45 A$2.09	+119.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.29	$1.56 A$2.24	+123.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RON3.81	$1.98 A$2.85	+145.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RON1.50	$1.48 A$2.12	+367.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RON1.42	$1.07 A$1.54	+256.2%
Average			+144.8%

Bacau vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.1% more for transportation

	Bacau	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 RON31.60	$5.40 A$7.77	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.28 RON138.51	$151.36 A$217.75	+416.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.69 RON26.91	$16.24 A$23.36	+185.4%
Average			+56.1%

Bacau vs. Sydney - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Bacau	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.71 RON22.26	$56.21 A$80.87	+1094.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.41 RON1,932.04	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+516.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.18 RON1,126.72	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+632.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.96 RON378.27	$168.46 A$242.35	+110.7%
Average			+481.0%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Bacau	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.58 RON2,770.14	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+275.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+478.7%
Average			+365.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bacau	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 RON11.87	$7.66 A$11.02	+205.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RON9.40	$3.97 A$5.72	+100.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 RON25.23	$44.55 A$64.09	+735.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.79 RON122.02	$75.28 A$108.30	+191.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.27 RON29.68	$17.41 A$25.04	+177.4%
Average			+199.5%

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pay 56.8% more for clothing

	Bacau	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 RON395.73	$78.68 A$113.19	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.79 RON150.38	$69.62 A$100.16	+119.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.65 RON286.91	$111.40 A$160.26	+83.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.44 RON394.74	$133.24 A$191.68	+59.7%
Average			+56.8%

Bacau vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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