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Romania

Bacau vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost of Living Summary

Bacau is 32.4% more expensive than Cagayan de Oro City.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Bacau
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Bacau
Transportation: pay 88.3% more in Bacau
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Bacau
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Bacau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% more in Bacau
Clothing: pay 97.5% more in Bacau

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bacau are more expensive than in Cagayan de Oro City. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Bacau. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bacau.

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Bacau vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bacau instead of Cagayan de Oro City, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Cagayan de Oro City	Bacau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.59 ₱226.40	$14.12 RON66.78	+292.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 ₱190.79	$7.32 RON34.63	+141.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱45.71	$1.97 RON9.30	+170.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₱41.84	$1.85 RON8.74	+178.1%
Average			+208.5%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Bacau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	Cagayan de Oro City	Bacau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 ₱54.75	$0.68 RON3.22	-21.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 ₱265.52	$3.83 RON18.14	-9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ₱359.75	$4.55 RON21.53	-20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 ₱134.71	$3.43 RON16.21	+60.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 ₱92.12	$2.43 RON11.52	+66.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 ₱60.23	$0.51 RON2.39	-47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.30	$0.66 RON3.14	+38.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 ₱68.73	$0.70 RON3.29	-36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ₱33.27	$0.81 RON3.81	+52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 ₱56.48	$0.32 RON1.50	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 ₱73.33	$0.30 RON1.42	-74.2%
Average			-19.0%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Bacau - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.3% more for transportation

	Cagayan de Oro City	Bacau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 ₱253.63	$6.68 RON31.60	+65.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.70 ₱611.21	$29.28 RON138.51	+201.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,040.72 ₱1M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.36 ₱148.61	$5.69 RON26.91	+141.1%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Bacau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	$4.71 RON22.26	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	$408.41 RON1,932.04	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	$238.18 RON1,126.72	+5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	$79.96 RON378.27	-22.1%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Cagayan de Oro City	Bacau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	$585.58 RON2,770.14	+781.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,231.59 ₱141K	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	+120.2%
Average			+340.7%

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pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cagayan de Oro City	Bacau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 ₱87.86	$2.51 RON11.87	+79.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 ₱148.98	$1.99 RON9.40	-16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 ₱188.28	$5.33 RON25.23	+78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	$25.79 RON122.02	+26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 ₱281.16	$6.27 RON29.68	+40.6%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 97.5% more for clothing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Bacau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	$83.65 RON395.73	+160.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.31 ₱838.71	$31.79 RON150.38	+138.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	$60.65 RON286.91	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	$83.44 RON394.74	+109.2%
Average			+97.5%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Bacau - Cost of clothing

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