Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Romania

Bacau vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bacau is 42.3% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Bacau
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Bacau
Transportation: pay 1.4% more in Bacau
Housing: pay 67.3% less in Bacau
Childcare: pay 63.3% less in Bacau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Bacau
Clothing: pay 47.5% less in Bacau

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

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Bacau vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bacau instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Bacau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$14.12 RON67.28	+20.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$7.32 RON34.89	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$1.97 RON9.37	+21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$1.85 RON8.80	+121.0%
Average			+21.9%

Moscow vs. Bacau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Moscow	Bacau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$0.68 RON3.24	-33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$3.83 RON18.27	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$4.55 RON21.70	-1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$3.43 RON16.33	+83.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$2.43 RON11.60	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$0.51 RON2.41	-45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$0.66 RON3.16	-18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$0.70 RON3.32	-22.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$0.81 RON3.84	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$0.32 RON1.51	-22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$0.30 RON1.43	-7.1%
Average			-22.7%

Moscow vs. Bacau - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Bacau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$6.68 RON31.84	+101.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$29.28 RON139.54	-28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$28,531.98 RON136K	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$5.69 RON27.11	-43.5%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 67.3% less for housing

	Moscow	Bacau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$4.71 RON22.43	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$408.41 RON1,946.49	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$238.18 RON1,135.15	-70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$79.96 RON381.11	-44.0%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 63.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Bacau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$585.58 RON2,790.86	-27.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$4,914.67 RON23,423.33	-81.4%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bacau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$2.51 RON11.96	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$1.99 RON9.47	-46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$5.33 RON25.42	+54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$25.79 RON122.93	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$6.27 RON29.90	-33.0%
Average			-34.8%

Moscow vs. Bacau - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Bacau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$83.65 RON398.69	-22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$31.79 RON151.50	-49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$60.65 RON289.05	-58.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$83.44 RON397.70	-53.7%
Average			-47.5%

Moscow vs. Bacau - Cost of clothing

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