Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 72.7% more expensive than Bacau.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 48.7% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 48.9% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 38.4% more in Vasteras

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

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Vasteras vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Bacau	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.12 RON66.78	$14.00 SEK138.74	-0.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$10.00 SEK99.10	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 RON9.30	$2.30 SEK22.79	+17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 RON8.74	$2.18 SEK21.64	+18.2%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bacau	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RON3.22	$2.97 SEK29.40	+336.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.14	$6.02 SEK59.71	+57.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 RON21.53	$5.38 SEK53.34	+18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 RON16.21	$3.99 SEK39.53	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 RON11.52	$5.76 SEK57.09	+136.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.39	$1.42 SEK14.08	+180.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.14	$1.12 SEK11.13	+69.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.29	$1.66 SEK16.48	+139.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RON3.81	$1.98 SEK19.67	+146.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RON1.50	$0.66 SEK6.52	+107.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RON1.42	$0.79 SEK7.86	+164.0%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 48.7% more for transportation

	Bacau	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 RON31.60	$6.48 SEK64.22	-3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.28 RON138.51	$71.23 SEK706.08	+143.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.69 RON26.91	$23.49 SEK232.88	+313.0%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Bacau	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.71 RON22.26	$42.96 SEK425.88	+813.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.41 RON1,932.04	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	+81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.18 RON1,126.72	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	+150.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.96 RON378.27	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	+72.6%
Average			+122.3%

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pay 48.9% less for childcare

	Bacau	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.58 RON2,770.14	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-74.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	+1.7%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bacau	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 RON11.87	$7.00 SEK69.37	+178.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RON9.40	$4.33 SEK42.94	+118.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 RON25.23	$7.10 SEK70.36	+33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.79 RON122.02	$34.74 SEK344.37	+34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.27 RON29.68	$16.50 SEK163.51	+162.9%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 38.4% more for clothing

	Bacau	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 RON395.73	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	+23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.79 RON150.38	$39.99 SEK396.39	+25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.65 RON286.91	$87.47 SEK867.11	+44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.44 RON394.74	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	+63.7%
Average			+38.4%

Bacau vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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