Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Portugal

Almada vs. Baia Mare Cost of Living Summary

Almada is 68.6% more expensive than Baia Mare.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% more in Almada
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in Almada
Transportation: pay 69.0% more in Almada
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Almada
Childcare: pay 52.1% more in Almada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% more in Almada
Clothing: pay 40.7% more in Almada

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Almada are more expensive than in Baia Mare. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Almada.

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Almada vs. Baia Mare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Almada instead of Baia Mare, you would:

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pay 18.7% more for restaurants

	Baia Mare	Almada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.35 RON47.34	$16.35 €14.30	+58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON34.19	$10.51 €9.19	+40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 RON8.50	$1.72 €1.50	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RON6.31	$1.16 €1.01	-16.2%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	Baia Mare	Almada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 RON5.79	$1.24 €1.08	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 RON16.44	$6.23 €5.45	+73.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 RON23.01	$4.03 €3.53	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON14.52	$3.36 €2.94	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 RON12.41	$3.44 €3.01	+26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 RON2.27	$1.07 €0.93	+115.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.26	$0.65 €0.57	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.42	$0.91 €0.80	+22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RON4.69	$1.12 €0.98	+9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.10	$0.83 €0.72	+79.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.71	$0.90 €0.78	+139.7%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 69.0% more for transportation

	Baia Mare	Almada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON26.85	$7.59 €6.63	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 RON73.64	$46.72 €40.85	+190.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON130K	$35,039.69 €30,637.13	+23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 RON36.94	$10.75 €9.40	+33.0%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Baia Mare	Almada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 RON54.05	$43.22 €37.79	+265.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.61 RON1,310.67	$1,203.03 €1,051.87	+319.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.90 RON950.72	$1,036.59 €906.35	+398.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 RON403.04	$112.34 €98.23	+27.5%
Average			+252.9%

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pay 52.1% more for childcare

	Baia Mare	Almada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.56 RON1,968.95	$628.37 €549.41	+45.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,004.32 RON32,030.75	$11,095.90 €9,701.76	+58.4%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Baia Mare	Almada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 RON8.94	$2.34 €2.04	+19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 RON10.52	$2.29 €2.00	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON26.30	$6.66 €5.82	+15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.76 RON236.70	$37.38 €32.68	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON31.56	$8.76 €7.66	+26.9%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 40.7% more for clothing

	Baia Mare	Almada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 RON244.59	$111.27 €97.29	+108.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.19 RON174.63	$42.18 €36.88	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 RON315.60	$87.60 €76.59	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.02 RON420.80	$108.04 €94.46	+17.4%
Average			+40.7%

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