Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Poland

Warsaw vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 80.4% more expensive than Bacau.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 9.3% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 71.9% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 39.3% more in Warsaw

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

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Warsaw vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Bacau	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.12 RON67.28	$11.51 PLN45.07	-18.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.89	$10.23 PLN40.06	+39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 RON9.37	$2.24 PLN8.76	+13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 RON8.80	$2.24 PLN8.78	+21.4%
Average			+5.9%

Bacau vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Bacau	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RON3.24	$1.49 PLN5.83	+119.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.27	$4.41 PLN17.28	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 RON21.70	$4.07 PLN15.93	-10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 RON16.33	$3.89 PLN15.24	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 RON11.60	$2.95 PLN11.56	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.41	$0.54 PLN2.13	+7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.16	$0.77 PLN3.03	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.32	$0.77 PLN3.03	+11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RON3.84	$1.83 PLN7.17	+127.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RON1.51	$0.40 PLN1.58	+27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RON1.43	$0.41 PLN1.60	+35.9%
Average			+29.3%

Bacau vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

	Bacau	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 RON31.84	$6.61 PLN25.89	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.28 RON139.54	$28.12 PLN110.17	-3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON136K	$30,654.89 PLN120K	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.69 RON27.11	$12.78 PLN50.08	+124.7%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Bacau	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.71 RON22.43	$16.12 PLN63.14	+242.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.41 RON1,946.49	$1,178.19 PLN4,615.00	+188.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.18 RON1,135.15	$950.41 PLN3,722.79	+299.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.96 RON381.11	$262.73 PLN1,029.10	+228.6%
Average			+237.8%

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pay 71.9% more for childcare

	Bacau	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.58 RON2,790.86	$588.07 PLN2,303.47	+0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.67 RON23,423.33	$14,458.55 PLN56,634.45	+194.2%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bacau	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 RON11.96	$4.60 PLN18.03	+83.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RON9.47	$4.27 PLN16.72	+114.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 RON25.42	$6.39 PLN25.04	+19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.79 RON122.93	$46.71 PLN182.96	+81.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.27 RON29.90	$9.20 PLN36.05	+46.7%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 39.3% more for clothing

	Bacau	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 RON398.69	$107.88 PLN422.57	+29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.79 RON151.50	$39.61 PLN155.16	+24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.65 RON289.05	$106.17 PLN415.89	+75.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.44 RON397.70	$111.84 PLN438.08	+34.0%
Average			+39.3%

Bacau vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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