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Johannesburg vs. Baia Mare Cost of Living Summary

Johannesburg is 22.5% more expensive than Baia Mare.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% less in Johannesburg
Groceries: pay 11.4% more in Johannesburg
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Johannesburg
Housing: pay 98.5% more in Johannesburg
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Johannesburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Johannesburg
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in Johannesburg

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

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Johannesburg vs. Baia Mare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.4% less for restaurants

	Baia Mare	Johannesburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.35 RON47.34	$11.47 ZAR188.63	+10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON34.19	$4.93 ZAR81.11	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 RON8.50	$1.06 ZAR17.46	-42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RON6.31	$0.84 ZAR13.74	-39.4%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

	Baia Mare	Johannesburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 RON5.79	$1.11 ZAR18.21	-12.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 RON16.44	$4.31 ZAR70.95	+20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 RON23.01	$4.73 ZAR77.85	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON14.52	$2.37 ZAR39.00	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 RON12.41	$2.30 ZAR37.89	-15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 RON2.27	$0.78 ZAR12.89	+58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.26	$0.72 ZAR11.77	+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.42	$0.72 ZAR11.80	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RON4.69	$0.80 ZAR13.12	-22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.10	$0.66 ZAR10.83	+43.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.71	$0.70 ZAR11.57	+88.2%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Baia Mare	Johannesburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON26.85	$4.84 ZAR79.54	-17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 RON73.64	$86.04 ZAR1,414.69	+434.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON130K	$22,943.68 ZAR377K	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 RON36.94	$11.24 ZAR184.85	+39.2%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 98.5% more for housing

	Baia Mare	Johannesburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 RON54.05	$41.63 ZAR684.54	+252.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.61 RON1,310.67	$434.32 ZAR7,141.37	+51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.90 RON950.72	$380.92 ZAR6,263.23	+83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 RON403.04	$94.21 ZAR1,549.04	+6.9%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Baia Mare	Johannesburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.56 RON1,968.95	$218.24 ZAR3,588.38	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,004.32 RON32,030.75	$5,560.97 ZAR91,436.33	-20.6%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Baia Mare	Johannesburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 RON8.94	$2.58 ZAR42.44	+32.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 RON10.52	$2.24 ZAR36.87	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON26.30	$3.15 ZAR51.87	-45.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.76 RON236.70	$35.07 ZAR576.59	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON31.56	$7.31 ZAR120.25	+6.0%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	Baia Mare	Johannesburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 RON244.59	$53.86 ZAR885.64	+0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.19 RON174.63	$41.32 ZAR679.48	+8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 RON315.60	$92.73 ZAR1,524.72	+34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.02 RON420.80	$82.91 ZAR1,363.18	-9.9%
Average			+8.3%

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