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Targu Mures vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Targu Mures is 18.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% more in Targu Mures
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Targu Mures
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in Targu Mures
Housing: pay 19.5% less in Targu Mures
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Targu Mures
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in Targu Mures
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Targu Mures

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

Targu Mures vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Targu Mures instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 35.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Targu Mures
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$9.20 RON39.89	-22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$9.20 RON39.89	+54.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$1.61 RON6.98	+16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$1.20 RON5.19	+95.6%
Average			+35.9%

Moscow vs. Targu Mures - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Targu Mures
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$1.26 RON5.45	+48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$4.31 RON18.70	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$6.14 RON26.64	+33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$3.04 RON13.16	+80.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$3.18 RON13.80	+29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$0.45 RON1.96	-44.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$0.61 RON2.64	-30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$0.68 RON2.94	-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$0.89 RON3.85	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$0.42 RON1.81	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.41 RON1.76	+20.2%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Targu Mures
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$6.00 RON26.00	+111.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	$18.40 RON79.79	-49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$28,327.85 RON122,812.56	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$8.28 RON35.90	+44.6%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 19.5% less for housing

	Moscow	Targu Mures
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$9.83 RON42.64	+25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$439.84 RON1,906.90	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$310.56 RON1,346.40	-56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$129.74 RON562.47	+17.3%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Moscow	Targu Mures
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$1,401.10 RON6,074.32	+113.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	??
Average			+113.5%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Targu Mures
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$2.07 RON8.98	-50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$2.35 RON10.17	-25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$6.15 RON26.68	+106.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$46.58 RON201.96	+4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$5.75 RON24.93	-12.4%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Targu Mures
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$71.89 RON311.67	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$32.21 RON139.63	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$73.61 RON319.15	-40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$80.52 RON349.07	-48.6%
Average			-31.7%

Moscow vs. Targu Mures - Cost of clothing

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