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Bacau vs. Nova Gorica Cost of Living Summary

Bacau is 27.5% cheaper than Nova Gorica.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% more in Bacau
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Bacau
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Bacau
Housing: pay 47.0% less in Bacau
Childcare: pay 28.3% less in Bacau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Bacau
Clothing: pay 3.8% less in Bacau

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Bacau are more expensive than in Nova Gorica. Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Bacau.

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Bacau vs. Nova Gorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bacau instead of Nova Gorica, you would:

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pay 6.2% more for restaurants

	Nova Gorica	Bacau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.64 €9.47	$14.12 RON66.78	+32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.40 €7.47	$7.32 RON34.63	-12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.61 €2.33	$1.97 RON9.30	-24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 €1.49	$1.85 RON8.74	+10.0%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Nova Gorica	Bacau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 €1.49	$0.68 RON3.22	-59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.40 €7.47	$3.83 RON18.14	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.88 €4.34	$4.55 RON21.53	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.69 €2.39	$3.43 RON16.21	+27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 €2.26	$2.43 RON11.52	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.51 RON2.39	-44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$0.66 RON3.14	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.70 RON3.29	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.81 RON3.81	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 €0.23	$0.32 RON1.50	+24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.75	$0.30 RON1.42	-64.5%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Nova Gorica	Bacau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.45 €5.74	$6.68 RON31.60	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.72 €18.44	$29.28 RON138.51	+41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,636.12 €25,487.18	$28,531.98 RON135K	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.43 €11.06	$5.69 RON26.91	-54.2%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 47.0% less for housing

	Nova Gorica	Bacau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.20 €9.97	$4.71 RON22.26	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$709.17 €631.18	$408.41 RON1,932.04	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$503.88 €448.47	$238.18 RON1,126.72	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.44 €114.32	$79.96 RON378.27	-37.7%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 28.3% less for childcare

	Nova Gorica	Bacau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$499.96 €444.98	$585.58 RON2,770.14	+17.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,197.36 €9,966.05	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	-56.1%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nova Gorica	Bacau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.80 €2.49	$2.51 RON11.87	-10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 €1.63	$1.99 RON9.40	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.82 €5.18	$5.33 RON25.23	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.39 €44.85	$25.79 RON122.02	-48.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 €6.98	$6.27 RON29.68	-20.0%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 3.8% less for clothing

	Nova Gorica	Bacau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.99 €49.83	$83.65 RON395.73	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.39 €19.93	$31.79 RON150.38	+41.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.97 €99.66	$60.65 RON286.91	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$83.44 RON394.74	-25.5%
Average			-3.8%

Nova Gorica vs. Bacau - Cost of clothing

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