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Buzau vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Buzau is 2.7% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% more in Buzau
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Buzau
Transportation: pay 5.7% more in Buzau
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Buzau
Childcare: pay 48.4% less in Buzau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% less in Buzau
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Buzau

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

Buzau vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Buzau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB973.96	$12.65 RON56.02	+6.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB486.98	$5.75 RON25.46	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB112.83	$2.19 RON9.68	+58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.92	$1.61 RON7.13	+163.3%
Average			+56.0%

Moscow vs. Buzau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Buzau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB69.06	$1.32 RON5.86	+56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB511.72	$4.22 RON18.67	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB377.08	$6.24 RON27.63	+35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB137.31	$3.38 RON14.97	+101.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB201.02	$3.08 RON13.63	+25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.05	$0.42 RON1.85	-48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB71.01	$0.71 RON3.14	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB73.60	$0.55 RON2.43	-39.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB133.82	$0.78 RON3.46	-52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.84	$0.39 RON1.73	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.63	$0.50 RON2.19	+46.4%
Average			+5.8%

Moscow vs. Buzau - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Buzau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB231.65	$5.88 RON26.04	+107.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,990.07	$19.55 RON86.57	-46.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$21,164.02 RON93,699.47	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB467.50	$6.00 RON26.58	+4.8%
Average			+5.7%

Moscow vs. Buzau - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Moscow	Buzau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB637.91	$10.06 RON44.56	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB102K	$437.08 RON1,935.10	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,884.37	$368.07 RON1,629.56	-48.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB9,026.16	$94.21 RON417.11	-14.8%
Average			-24.8%

Moscow vs. Buzau - Cost of housing

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pay 48.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Buzau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB53,567.95	$339.31 RON1,502.25	-48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$7,361.40 RON32,591.12	-48.5%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Buzau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB340.89	$2.30 RON10.18	-44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB257.62	$2.11 RON9.34	-33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB243.49	$5.75 RON25.46	+92.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,638.26	$36.81 RON162.96	-17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB535.68	$5.75 RON25.46	-12.4%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Buzau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,207.23	$60.96 RON269.90	-19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,895.85	$64.41 RON285.17	+34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB10,034.12	$95.85 RON424.36	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,796.79	$103.52 RON458.31	-34.0%
Average			-10.2%

Moscow vs. Buzau - Cost of clothing

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