Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Japan

Nagoya vs. Baia Mare Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 43.6% more expensive than Baia Mare.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% less in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 98.9% more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 96.8% more in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 31.5% more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Nagoya

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

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Nagoya vs. Baia Mare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.1% less for restaurants

	Baia Mare	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.35 RON47.34	$6.68 ¥1,086	-35.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON34.19	$5.35 ¥868	-28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 RON8.50	$1.14 ¥185	-38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RON6.31	$0.75 ¥122	-45.5%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Baia Mare	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 RON5.79	$1.46 ¥237	+15.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 RON16.44	$4.86 ¥789	+35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 RON23.01	$6.11 ¥993	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON14.52	$2.21 ¥359	-30.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 RON12.41	$3.09 ¥502	+14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 RON2.27	$2.75 ¥447	+455.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.26	$1.36 ¥222	+91.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.42	$1.76 ¥286	+135.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RON4.69	$2.64 ¥428	+157.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.10	$1.48 ¥240	+221.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.71	$1.14 ¥186	+206.0%
Average			+120.1%

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pay 98.9% more for transportation

	Baia Mare	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON26.85	$4.43 ¥720	-24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 RON73.64	$53.46 ¥8,684	+232.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON130K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 RON36.94	$24.99 ¥4,060	+209.4%
Average			+98.9%

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pay 96.8% more for housing

	Baia Mare	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 RON54.05	$32.74 ¥5,319	+177.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.61 RON1,310.67	$573.57 ¥93,175	+100.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.90 RON950.72	$395.38 ¥64,227	+90.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 RON403.04	$105.54 ¥17,144	+19.7%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 31.5% more for childcare

	Baia Mare	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.56 RON1,968.95	$461.83 ¥75,023	+7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,004.32 RON32,030.75	$10,914.61 ¥2M	+55.8%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Baia Mare	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 RON8.94	$2.00 ¥326	+2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 RON10.52	$2.79 ¥454	+21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON26.30	$3.34 ¥543	-41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.76 RON236.70	$53.90 ¥8,757	+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON31.56	$12.03 ¥1,954	+74.3%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Baia Mare	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 RON244.59	$44.33 ¥7,201	-17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.19 RON174.63	$30.91 ¥5,021	-19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 RON315.60	$50.12 ¥8,141	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.02 RON420.80	$88.54 ¥14,383	-3.8%
Average			-16.9%

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