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Romania

Baia Mare vs. Lakeland Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 31.3% cheaper than Lakeland.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 46.3% less in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 6.7% more in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 76.4% less in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 54.1% less in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% less in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Baia Mare

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

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Baia Mare vs. Lakeland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Lakeland	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50	$10.35 RON46.57	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.29	$7.48 RON33.63	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55	$1.86 RON8.37	-27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75	$1.38 RON6.21	-21.2%
Average			-27.9%

Lakeland vs. Baia Mare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.3% less for groceries

	Lakeland	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61	$1.27 RON5.69	-65.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.06	$3.59 RON16.17	-40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.32	$5.03 RON22.63	+16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47	$3.17 RON14.28	-29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$2.71 RON12.21	-54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.76	$0.50 RON2.23	-82.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62	$0.71 RON3.21	+14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.47	$0.75 RON3.36	-69.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33	$1.03 RON4.62	-56.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.33	$0.46 RON2.07	-65.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.66	$0.37 RON1.68	-77.5%
Average			-46.3%

Lakeland vs. Baia Mare - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.7% more for transportation

	Lakeland	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.12	$5.87 RON26.42	+88.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.10 RON72.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,050.00	$28,323.13 RON127K	-21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.17	$8.08 RON36.34	-46.8%
Average			+6.7%

Lakeland vs. Baia Mare - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.4% less for housing

	Lakeland	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$11.82 RON53.17	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,795.00	$286.61 RON1,289.39	-84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,459.75	$207.90 RON935.28	-85.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.18	$88.13 RON396.49	-55.5%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

	Lakeland	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$675.00	$430.56 RON1,936.98	-36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,000.00	$7,004.32 RON31,510.67	-72.0%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lakeland	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.25	$1.96 RON8.80	-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87	$2.30 RON10.35	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.50	$5.75 RON25.87	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33	$51.76 RON232.85	+55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$6.90 RON31.05	-42.5%
Average			-28.8%

Lakeland vs. Baia Mare - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Lakeland	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.50	$53.49 RON240.62	+25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.38	$38.19 RON171.79	+2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.50	$69.01 RON310.47	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.00	$92.02 RON413.96	+8.3%
Average			+7.6%

Lakeland vs. Baia Mare - Cost of clothing

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