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Baia Mare vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 5.3% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% more in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 1.9% more in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 17.1% more in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 29.2% less in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 42.7% less in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 33.7% less in Baia Mare

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

Baia Mare vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$10.35 RON44.88	-13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$7.48 RON32.41	+25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$1.86 RON8.06	+34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$1.38 RON5.98	+125.7%
Average			+43.0%

Moscow vs. Baia Mare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$1.27 RON5.49	+49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$3.59 RON15.58	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$5.03 RON21.81	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$3.17 RON13.76	+88.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$2.71 RON11.76	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$0.50 RON2.15	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$0.71 RON3.09	-18.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$0.75 RON3.24	-17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$1.03 RON4.45	-37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$0.46 RON1.99	+7.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.37 RON1.62	+10.4%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 17.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$5.87 RON25.46	+106.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	$16.10 RON69.81	-56.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$8.08 RON35.02	+41.0%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 29.2% less for housing

	Moscow	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$11.82 RON51.24	+51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$286.61 RON1,242.57	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$207.90 RON901.32	-70.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$88.13 RON382.10	-20.3%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 42.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$430.56 RON1,866.65	-34.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	-51.0%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$1.96 RON8.48	-53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$2.30 RON9.97	-27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$5.75 RON24.93	+92.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$51.76 RON224.40	+16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$6.90 RON29.92	+5.1%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 33.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$53.49 RON231.88	-29.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$38.19 RON165.56	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$69.01 RON299.20	-43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$92.02 RON398.93	-41.3%
Average			-33.7%

Moscow vs. Baia Mare - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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