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Fort Wayne vs. Baia Mare Cost of Living Summary

Fort Wayne is 2.1 times more expensive than Baia Mare.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in Fort Wayne
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Fort Wayne
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Fort Wayne
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Fort Wayne
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Fort Wayne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.1% more in Fort Wayne
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Fort Wayne

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Fort Wayne are more expensive than in Baia Mare. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Fort Wayne.

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Fort Wayne vs. Baia Mare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Wayne instead of Baia Mare, you would:

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Baia Mare	Fort Wayne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.35 RON46.57	$16.00	+54.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON33.63	$10.00	+33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 RON8.37	$2.33	+25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RON6.21	$2.23	+61.2%
Average			+43.8%

Baia Mare vs. Fort Wayne - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Baia Mare	Fort Wayne
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 RON5.69	$2.99	+136.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 RON16.17	$8.45	+135.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 RON22.63	$3.03	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON14.28	$3.40	+7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 RON12.21	$4.35	+60.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 RON2.23	$2.46	+395.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.21	$0.56	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.36	$1.58	+110.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RON4.62	$2.32	+126.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.07	$0.97	+111.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.68	$1.37	+267.1%
Average			+117.2%

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	Baia Mare	Fort Wayne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON26.42	$3.19	-45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 RON72.44	$32.50	+101.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON127K	$31,965.00	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 RON36.34	$15.43	+91.0%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Baia Mare	Fort Wayne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 RON53.17	$70.62	+497.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.61 RON1,289.39	$1,233.33	+330.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.90 RON935.28	$1,016.67	+389.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 RON396.49	$110.66	+25.6%
Average			+310.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Baia Mare	Fort Wayne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.56 RON1,936.98	$955.56	+121.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,004.32 RON31,510.67	$20,000.00	+185.5%
Average			+153.7%

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pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Baia Mare	Fort Wayne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 RON8.80	$4.25	+117.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 RON10.35	$4.47	+94.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON25.87	$8.26	+43.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.76 RON232.85	$50.00	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON31.05	$12.00	+73.9%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Baia Mare	Fort Wayne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 RON240.62	$51.00	-4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.19 RON171.79	$37.00	-3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 RON310.47	$91.67	+32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.02 RON413.96	$100.00	+8.7%
Average			+8.4%

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