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Bistrita vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bistrita is 11.4% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 25.9% more in Bistrita
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Bistrita
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in Bistrita
Housing: pay 34.4% less in Bistrita
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Bistrita
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% more in Bistrita
Clothing: pay 42.0% less in Bistrita

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

Bistrita vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Bistrita
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$6.90 RON29.92	-42.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$6.67 RON28.93	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.50 RON6.48	+8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.38 RON5.98	+125.7%
Average			+25.9%

Moscow vs. Bistrita - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Moscow	Bistrita
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.17 RON5.06	+37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$3.45 RON14.96	-45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$4.63 RON20.06	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.93 RON12.72	+74.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$3.07 RON13.29	+24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$0.44 RON1.92	-45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.71 RON3.07	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.74 RON3.20	-18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$1.01 RON4.37	-38.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.38 RON1.65	-10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.31 RON1.36	-7.5%
Average			-4.3%

Moscow vs. Bistrita - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Bistrita
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$5.89 RON25.53	+107.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$23.00 RON99.74	-37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$28,323.13 RON122,806.24	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$6.33 RON27.43	+10.4%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 34.4% less for housing

	Moscow	Bistrita
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$6.52 RON28.26	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$238.74 RON1,035.16	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$202.58 RON878.35	-71.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$145.42 RON630.54	+31.5%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Bistrita
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$304.81 RON1,321.62	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$9,815.20 RON42,557.72	-31.3%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bistrita
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$2.53 RON10.97	-39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.10 RON9.10	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$5.52 RON23.94	+85.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$44.09 RON191.18	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$6.90 RON29.92	+5.1%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 42.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Bistrita
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$39.76 RON172.42	-47.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$32.59 RON141.30	-31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$69.01 RON299.23	-43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$87.03 RON377.37	-44.5%
Average			-42.0%

Moscow vs. Bistrita - Cost of clothing

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