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Baia Mare vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 51.3% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% less in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 51.1% less in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 50.9% less in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 72.5% less in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 48.6% less in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.8% less in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in Baia Mare

Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Baia Mare.

Baia Mare vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.3% less for restaurants

	Paris	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.96	$10.35 RON44.88	-40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.97	$7.48 RON32.41	-46.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$1.86 RON8.06	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.77	$1.38 RON5.98	-57.4%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 51.1% less for groceries

	Paris	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$1.27 RON5.49	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.89	$3.59 RON15.58	-71.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.08	$5.03 RON21.81	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.46	$3.17 RON13.76	-39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.70	$2.71 RON11.76	-59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$0.50 RON2.15	-69.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.71 RON3.09	-38.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.75 RON3.24	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$1.03 RON4.45	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.46 RON1.99	-62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.37 RON1.62	-74.5%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 50.9% less for transportation

	Paris	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.88	$5.87 RON25.46	-27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.56	$16.10 RON69.81	-84.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,657.06	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	-21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.66	$8.08 RON35.02	-70.8%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 72.5% less for housing

	Paris	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.09	$11.82 RON51.24	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,398.15	$286.61 RON1,242.57	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,023.09	$207.90 RON901.32	-82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.37	$88.13 RON382.10	-56.1%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 48.6% less for childcare

	Paris	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €681.49	$430.56 RON1,866.65	-46.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,233.57	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	-51.1%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.98	$1.96 RON8.48	-76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.21	$2.30 RON9.97	-53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.96	$5.75 RON24.93	-62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.81	$51.76 RON224.40	+20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.96	$6.90 RON29.92	-57.8%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Paris	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.89	$53.49 RON231.88	-54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.20	$38.19 RON165.56	-20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.10	$69.01 RON299.20	-43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.38	$92.02 RON398.93	-39.7%
Average			-39.8%

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