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Piatra Neamt vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Piatra Neamt is 37.8% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% less in Piatra Neamt
Groceries: pay 47.2% less in Piatra Neamt
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Piatra Neamt
Housing: pay 73.4% less in Piatra Neamt
Childcare: pay 20.1% less in Piatra Neamt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.4% less in Piatra Neamt
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Piatra Neamt

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Piatra Neamt.

Piatra Neamt vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piatra Neamt instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 36.5% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Piatra Neamt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$9.20 RON39.90	-43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$8.05 RON34.91	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$1.61 RON6.98	-37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$1.20 RON5.19	-46.5%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 47.2% less for groceries

	Canberra	Piatra Neamt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.15 RON4.99	-57.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$1.27 RON5.49	-74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$6.14 RON26.64	+11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$3.04 RON13.17	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$3.18 RON13.80	-23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$0.45 RON1.96	-69.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$0.61 RON2.64	-54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.68 RON2.94	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.89 RON3.85	-52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.42 RON1.81	-58.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.41 RON1.76	-60.9%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Canberra	Piatra Neamt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$5.87 RON25.47	+33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$28,327.85 RON122,826.72	-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$8.28 RON35.91	-56.2%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 73.4% less for housing

	Canberra	Piatra Neamt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$5.75 RON24.94	-88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$345.07 RON1,496.17	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$207.04 RON897.70	-82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$87.96 RON381.38	-44.7%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 20.1% less for childcare

	Canberra	Piatra Neamt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$1,401.10 RON6,075.02	-20.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	??
Average			-20.1%

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pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Piatra Neamt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$2.07 RON8.98	-68.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$2.35 RON10.17	-31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$6.15 RON26.68	-80.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$34.51 RON149.62	-41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$5.75 RON24.94	-56.0%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Canberra	Piatra Neamt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$71.89 RON311.70	+3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$32.21 RON139.64	-44.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$73.61 RON319.18	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$80.52 RON349.11	-32.0%
Average			-23.6%

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