Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Brazil

Curitiba vs. Baia Mare Cost of Living Summary

Curitiba is 1.1% cheaper than Baia Mare.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Curitiba
Groceries: pay 5.9% less in Curitiba
Transportation: pay 35.3% more in Curitiba
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Curitiba
Childcare: pay 16.6% less in Curitiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Curitiba
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Curitiba

The cost of transportation, housing, and clothing in Curitiba are more expensive than in Baia Mare. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Curitiba.

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Curitiba vs. Baia Mare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Baia Mare	Curitiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.35 RON47.34	$6.26 R$32.12	-39.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON34.19	$6.56 R$33.65	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 RON8.50	$1.20 R$6.17	-35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RON6.31	$0.71 R$3.63	-48.7%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 5.9% less for groceries

	Baia Mare	Curitiba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 RON5.79	$1.54 R$7.90	+21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 RON16.44	$4.26 R$21.84	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 RON23.01	$3.81 R$19.56	-24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON14.52	$2.24 R$11.51	-29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 RON12.41	$1.95 R$10.01	-28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 RON2.27	$0.95 R$4.85	+90.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.26	$0.45 R$2.29	-37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.42	$0.43 R$2.23	-41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RON4.69	$0.55 R$2.83	-46.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.10	$0.44 R$2.26	-3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.71	$0.43 R$2.20	+14.7%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 35.3% more for transportation

	Baia Mare	Curitiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON26.85	$4.77 R$24.45	-18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 RON73.64	$48.09 R$246.57	+198.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON130K	$20,721.83 R$106K	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 RON36.94	$7.13 R$36.54	-11.8%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Baia Mare	Curitiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 RON54.05	$21.21 R$108.72	+79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.61 RON1,310.67	$383.73 R$1,967.47	+33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.90 RON950.72	$268.47 R$1,376.52	+29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 RON403.04	$55.85 R$286.35	-36.6%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

	Baia Mare	Curitiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.56 RON1,968.95	$294.70 R$1,510.99	-31.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,004.32 RON32,030.75	$6,891.96 R$35,336.46	-1.6%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Baia Mare	Curitiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 RON8.94	$2.25 R$11.54	+15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 RON10.52	$2.21 R$11.32	-4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON26.30	$2.25 R$11.54	-60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.76 RON236.70	$26.52 R$136.00	-48.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON31.56	$6.56 R$33.65	-4.9%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Baia Mare	Curitiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 RON244.59	$58.37 R$299.26	+9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.19 RON174.63	$46.18 R$236.79	+20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 RON315.60	$85.13 R$436.50	+23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.02 RON420.80	$70.18 R$359.82	-23.7%
Average			+7.4%

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