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United States

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Romania

Baia Mare vs. Fort Wayne Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 33.7% cheaper than Fort Wayne.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% less in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 34.5% less in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 65.0% less in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 60.0% less in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Baia Mare

Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Baia Mare.

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Baia Mare vs. Fort Wayne Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baia Mare instead of Fort Wayne, you would:

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pay 29.7% less for restaurants

	Fort Wayne	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$10.35 RON46.57	-35.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$7.48 RON33.63	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$1.86 RON8.37	-20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$1.38 RON6.21	-38.0%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 34.5% less for groceries

	Fort Wayne	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$2.99	$1.27 RON5.69	-57.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45	$3.59 RON16.17	-57.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03	$5.03 RON22.63	+66.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40	$3.17 RON14.28	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.35	$2.71 RON12.21	-37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46	$0.50 RON2.23	-79.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56	$0.71 RON3.21	+28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$0.75 RON3.36	-52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32	$1.03 RON4.62	-55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97	$0.46 RON2.07	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$0.37 RON1.68	-72.8%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Fort Wayne	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19	$5.87 RON26.42	+84.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50	$16.10 RON72.44	-50.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,965.00	$28,323.13 RON127K	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$8.08 RON36.34	-47.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 65.0% less for housing

	Fort Wayne	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.62	$11.82 RON53.17	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.33	$286.61 RON1,289.39	-76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,016.67	$207.90 RON935.28	-79.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.66	$88.13 RON396.49	-20.4%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 60.0% less for childcare

	Fort Wayne	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$955.56	$430.56 RON1,936.98	-54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$7,004.32 RON31,510.67	-65.0%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort Wayne	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.25	$1.96 RON8.80	-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47	$2.30 RON10.35	-48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.26	$5.75 RON25.87	-30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$51.76 RON232.85	+3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$6.90 RON31.05	-42.5%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Fort Wayne	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.00	$53.49 RON240.62	+4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00	$38.19 RON171.79	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.67	$69.01 RON310.47	-24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$92.02 RON413.96	-8.0%
Average			-6.1%

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