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Moscow vs. Baia Mare Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 42.9% more expensive than Baia Mare.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 19.3% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 78.2% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 53.9% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Baia Mare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Baia Mare	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.35 RON44.88	$11.93 RUB963.00	+15.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.41	$5.97 RUB481.50	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 RON8.06	$1.38 RUB111.56	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RON5.98	$0.61 RUB49.35	-55.7%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Baia Mare	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 RON5.49	$0.85 RUB68.28	-33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 RON15.58	$6.27 RUB505.97	+74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 RON21.81	$4.62 RUB372.84	-8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON13.76	$1.68 RUB135.77	-47.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 RON11.76	$2.46 RUB198.76	-9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 RON2.15	$0.81 RUB65.30	+63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.09	$0.87 RUB70.21	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.24	$0.90 RUB72.77	+20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RON4.45	$1.64 RUB132.32	+59.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON1.99	$0.43 RUB34.44	-7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.62	$0.34 RUB27.32	-9.4%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 19.3% more for transportation

	Baia Mare	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON25.46	$2.84 RUB229.05	-51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 RON69.81	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	+127.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	+30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 RON35.02	$5.73 RUB462.24	-29.1%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Baia Mare	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 RON51.24	$7.82 RUB630.73	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.61 RON1,242.57	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	+337.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.90 RON901.32	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	+241.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 RON382.10	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	+25.5%
Average			+142.5%

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pay 78.2% more for childcare

	Baia Mare	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.56 RON1,866.65	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	+52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	+104.0%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Baia Mare	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 RON8.48	$4.18 RUB337.05	+113.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 RON9.97	$3.16 RUB254.72	+37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON24.93	$2.98 RUB240.75	-48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.76 RON224.40	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.92	$6.56 RUB529.65	-4.9%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 53.9% more for clothing

	Baia Mare	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 RON231.88	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	+42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.19 RON165.56	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	+25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 RON299.20	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	+78.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.02 RON398.93	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	+70.4%
Average			+53.9%

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