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Piatra Neamt vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Piatra Neamt is 14.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% more in Piatra Neamt
Groceries: pay 2.5% less in Piatra Neamt
Transportation: pay 42.7% more in Piatra Neamt
Housing: pay 47.5% less in Piatra Neamt
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Piatra Neamt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% less in Piatra Neamt
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Piatra Neamt

The cost of childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Piatra Neamt are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Piatra Neamt. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Piatra Neamt.

Piatra Neamt vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piatra Neamt instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 31.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Piatra Neamt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$9.20 RON39.90	-22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$8.05 RON34.91	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.61 RON6.98	+16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.20 RON5.19	+95.6%
Average			+31.0%

Moscow vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

	Moscow	Piatra Neamt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.15 RON4.99	+35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$1.27 RON5.49	-79.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$6.14 RON26.64	+33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$3.04 RON13.17	+80.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$3.18 RON13.80	+29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$0.45 RON1.96	-44.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.61 RON2.64	-30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.68 RON2.94	-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.89 RON3.85	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.42 RON1.81	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.41 RON1.76	+20.2%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 42.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Piatra Neamt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$5.87 RON25.47	+107.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$28,327.85 RON122,826.72	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$8.28 RON35.91	+44.6%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 47.5% less for housing

	Moscow	Piatra Neamt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$5.75 RON24.94	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$345.07 RON1,496.17	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$207.04 RON897.70	-70.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$87.96 RON381.38	-20.5%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Moscow	Piatra Neamt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$1,401.10 RON6,075.02	+113.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	??
Average			+113.5%

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pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Piatra Neamt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$2.07 RON8.98	-50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.35 RON10.17	-25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$6.15 RON26.68	+106.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$34.51 RON149.62	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$5.75 RON24.94	-12.4%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Piatra Neamt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$71.89 RON311.70	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$32.21 RON139.64	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$73.61 RON319.18	-40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$80.52 RON349.11	-48.6%
Average			-31.7%

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