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Baia Mare vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 6.3% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% less in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 12.8% less in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 14.5% less in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Baia Mare

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

Baia Mare vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% less for restaurants

	Romania	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON43.55	$10.35 RON44.88	+3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.42	$7.48 RON32.41
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.41	$1.86 RON8.06	-4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.00	$1.38 RON5.98	-14.5%
Average			-5.2%

Romania vs. Baia Mare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Romania	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.12	$1.27 RON5.49	+7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.40	$3.59 RON15.58	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.32	$5.03 RON21.81	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.20	$3.17 RON13.76	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.58	$2.71 RON11.76	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.20	$0.50 RON2.15	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.02	$0.71 RON3.09	+2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.05	$0.75 RON3.24	+6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.03	$1.03 RON4.45	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.70	$0.46 RON1.99	+16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.80	$0.37 RON1.62	-9.9%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Romania	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.11	$5.87 RON25.46	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON101.96	$16.10 RON69.81	-31.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON118,526.69	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	+3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON30.69	$8.08 RON35.02	+14.1%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 12.8% less for housing

	Romania	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.06	$11.82 RON51.24	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,691.64	$286.61 RON1,242.57	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,253.48	$207.90 RON901.32	-28.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON504.68	$88.13 RON382.10	-24.3%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 14.5% less for childcare

	Romania	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,281.88	$430.56 RON1,866.65	-18.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,047.79	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	-10.8%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.17	$1.96 RON8.48	-16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON10.85	$2.30 RON9.97	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.49	$5.75 RON24.93	-2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON182.93	$51.76 RON224.40	+22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.93	$6.90 RON29.92
Average			-1.1%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Romania	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON289.04	$53.49 RON231.88	-19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON166.91	$38.19 RON165.56	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON338.72	$69.01 RON299.20	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON384.00	$92.02 RON398.93	+3.9%
Average			-7.1%

Romania vs. Baia Mare - Cost of clothing

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