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Baia Mare vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 36.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 26.7% more in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 15.3% less in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 35.9% more in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 68.9% more in Baia Mare

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Baia Mare are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Baia Mare.

Baia Mare vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baia Mare instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$10.35 RON44.88	+78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$7.48 RON32.41	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.86 RON8.06	+164.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.38 RON5.98	+151.3%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 26.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.27 RON5.49	+131.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$3.59 RON15.58	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$5.03 RON21.81	+49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$3.17 RON13.76	+93.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$2.71 RON11.76	-7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$0.50 RON2.15	-64.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.71 RON3.09	+50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.75 RON3.24	-15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$1.03 RON4.45	+124.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.46 RON1.99	-6.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.37 RON1.62	-26.2%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 15.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$5.87 RON25.46	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$16.10 RON69.81	-48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	+30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$8.08 RON35.02	-52.6%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$11.82 RON51.24	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$286.61 RON1,242.57	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$207.90 RON901.32	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$88.13 RON382.10	+200.5%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 35.9% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$430.56 RON1,866.65	+92.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	-20.2%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$1.96 RON8.48	-15.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$2.30 RON9.97	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$5.75 RON24.93	+85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$51.76 RON224.40	+14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$6.90 RON29.92	-6.1%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 68.9% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$53.49 RON231.88	+172.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$38.19 RON165.56	+53.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$69.01 RON299.20	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$92.02 RON398.93	+47.8%
Average			+68.9%

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