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Satu Mare vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Satu Mare is 12.2% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% more in Satu Mare
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in Satu Mare
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Satu Mare
Housing: pay 24.7% less in Satu Mare
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Satu Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Satu Mare
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in Satu Mare

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

Satu Mare vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Satu Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$8.63 RON37.40	-27.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$6.90 RON29.92	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.46 RON6.32	+5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$1.20 RON5.19	+95.6%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Satu Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.15 RON4.99	+35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.03 RON17.46	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$5.95 RON25.80	+28.8%
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	$0.63 RON2.71	-30.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.80 RON3.47	-51.2%
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			+0.1%

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Satu Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$5.94 RON25.76	+109.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$25.30 RON109.72	-30.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$24,729.70 RON107,225.50	-33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$8.28 RON35.91	+44.6%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 24.7% less for housing

	Moscow	Satu Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$9.83 RON42.64	+25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$304.32 RON1,319.51	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$239.31 RON1,037.64	-66.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$129.74 RON562.53	+17.3%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Satu Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$184.03 RON797.96	-72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	??
Average			-72.0%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Satu Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$2.07 RON8.98	-50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.24 RON9.73	-28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$5.75 RON24.94	+92.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$48.31 RON209.46	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$5.75 RON24.94	-12.4%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Satu Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$66.14 RON286.77	-13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$30.67 RON132.99	-35.7%
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	$76.68 RON332.48	-51.1%
Average			-35.0%

Moscow vs. Satu Mare - Cost of clothing

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