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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 2.4% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 25.3% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 35.9% less in Ramnicu Valcea

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

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 53.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$8.05 RON34.91	-32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$6.90 RON29.92	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$2.15 RON9.31	+55.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$1.69 RON7.31	+175.8%
Average			+53.6%

Moscow vs. Ramnicu Valcea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$1.25 RON5.42	+47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$4.42 RON19.18	-29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$6.03 RON26.15	+30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$3.33 RON14.42	+97.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$3.03 RON13.12	+22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$0.57 RON2.49	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$0.73 RON3.17	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$0.63 RON2.71	-30.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$1.04 RON4.52	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$0.45 RON1.93	+4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.45 RON1.97	+33.9%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$6.19 RON26.85	+118.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	$23.00 RON99.73	-37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	-27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$6.21 RON26.93	+8.4%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 25.3% less for housing

	Moscow	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$7.67 RON33.24	-1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$448.59 RON1,944.80	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$299.06 RON1,296.53	-57.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$135.74 RON588.50	+22.7%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$456.02 RON1,977.01	-30.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-56.5%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$2.53 RON10.97	-39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$2.07 RON8.98	-34.4%
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	$40.64 RON176.20	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$9.20 RON39.89	+40.2%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 35.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$59.21 RON256.70	-22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$37.09 RON160.82	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$66.71 RON289.23	-45.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$72.85 RON315.82	-53.5%
Average			-35.9%

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