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Miercurea Ciuc vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Miercurea Ciuc is 39.6% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Groceries: pay 44.4% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Transportation: pay 14.0% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Housing: pay 70.5% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Miercurea Ciuc

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Miercurea Ciuc.

Miercurea Ciuc vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miercurea Ciuc instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 29.2% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Miercurea Ciuc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$6.90 RON29.92	-61.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$6.90 RON29.92	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$1.73 RON7.48	-13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$1.50 RON6.48	-4.0%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Miercurea Ciuc
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$1.27 RON5.49	-53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$3.87 RON16.79	-33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$5.03 RON21.82	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$3.31 RON14.36	-5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$2.71 RON11.76	-52.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$0.37 RON1.58	-80.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.71 RON3.09	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.75 RON3.24	-54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.03 RON4.45	-38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.31 RON1.36	-71.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.37 RON1.62	-74.4%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 14.0% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Miercurea Ciuc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$6.12 RON26.55	+51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$23.00 RON99.74	-76.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$27,605.24 RON119,693.58	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$8.34 RON36.16	-43.7%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 70.5% less for housing

	Ottawa	Miercurea Ciuc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$5.75 RON24.94	-88.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$207.04 RON897.70	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$172.53 RON748.08	-86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$92.77 RON402.26	-22.0%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Miercurea Ciuc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$430.56 RON1,866.86	-45.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$7,004.32 RON30,370.02	-55.5%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Miercurea Ciuc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$2.19 RON9.48	-62.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$1.84 RON7.98	-50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$5.75 RON24.94	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$34.51 RON149.62	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$5.18 RON22.44	-52.0%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Miercurea Ciuc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$46.01 RON199.49	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$18.40 RON79.80	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$74.76 RON324.17	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$92.02 RON398.98	-1.0%
Average			-20.2%

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