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Romania vs. Baia Mare Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 9.3% more expensive than Baia Mare.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in Romania
Transportation: pay 8.2% more in Romania
Housing: pay 21.4% more in Romania
Childcare: pay 17.1% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Romania

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Romania are more expensive than in Baia Mare.

Romania vs. Baia Mare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Baia Mare	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.35 RON44.88	$10.04 RON43.55	-3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.41	$7.48 RON32.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 RON8.06	$1.94 RON8.41	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RON5.98	$1.61 RON7.00	+17.0%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Baia Mare	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 RON5.49	$1.18 RON5.12	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 RON15.58	$4.01 RON17.40	+11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 RON21.81	$5.61 RON24.32	+11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON13.76	$3.05 RON13.20	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 RON11.76	$2.90 RON12.58	+6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 RON2.15	$0.51 RON2.20	+2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.09	$0.70 RON3.02	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.24	$0.70 RON3.05	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RON4.45	$0.93 RON4.03	-9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON1.99	$0.39 RON1.70	-14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.62	$0.42 RON1.80	+11.0%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 8.2% more for transportation

	Baia Mare	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON25.46	$6.02 RON26.11	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 RON69.81	$23.52 RON101.96	+46.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	$27,339.27 RON118,526.69	-3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 RON35.02	$7.08 RON30.69	-12.4%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 21.4% more for housing

	Baia Mare	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 RON51.24	$9.24 RON40.06	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.61 RON1,242.57	$390.19 RON1,691.64	+36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.90 RON901.32	$289.13 RON1,253.48	+39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 RON382.10	$116.41 RON504.68	+32.1%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 17.1% more for childcare

	Baia Mare	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.56 RON1,866.65	$526.34 RON2,281.88	+22.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	$7,853.44 RON34,047.79	+12.1%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Baia Mare	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 RON8.48	$2.34 RON10.17	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 RON9.97	$2.50 RON10.85	+8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON24.93	$5.88 RON25.49	+2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.76 RON224.40	$42.19 RON182.93	-18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.92	$6.90 RON29.93
Average			+3.1%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Baia Mare	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 RON231.88	$66.67 RON289.04	+24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.19 RON165.56	$38.50 RON166.91	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 RON299.20	$78.13 RON338.72	+13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.02 RON398.93	$88.57 RON384.00	-3.7%
Average			+8.8%

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