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Miercurea Ciuc vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Miercurea Ciuc is 14.5% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Housing: pay 36.3% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Childcare: pay 14.5% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Miercurea Ciuc

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

Miercurea Ciuc vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Romania	Miercurea Ciuc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON43.55	$6.90 RON29.92	-31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.43	$6.90 RON29.92	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.41	$1.73 RON7.48	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.00	$1.50 RON6.48	-7.4%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Romania	Miercurea Ciuc
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.12	$1.27 RON5.49	+7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.40	$3.87 RON16.79	-3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.32	$5.03 RON21.82	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.21	$3.31 RON14.36	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.58	$2.71 RON11.76	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.20	$0.37 RON1.58	-28.1%
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 RON4.04	$1.03 RON4.45	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.70	$0.31 RON1.36	-20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.80	$0.37 RON1.62	-9.9%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Romania	Miercurea Ciuc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.11	$6.12 RON26.55	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON101.97	$23.00 RON99.74	-2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON118,540.36	$27,605.24 RON119,693.58	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON30.70	$8.34 RON36.16	+17.8%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 36.3% less for housing

	Romania	Miercurea Ciuc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.06	$5.75 RON24.94	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,691.84	$207.04 RON897.70	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,253.63	$172.53 RON748.08	-40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON504.74	$92.77 RON402.26	-20.3%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 14.5% less for childcare

	Romania	Miercurea Ciuc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,282.14	$430.56 RON1,866.86	-18.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,051.71	$7,004.32 RON30,370.02	-10.8%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Miercurea Ciuc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.17	$2.19 RON9.48	-6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON10.85	$1.84 RON7.98	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.50	$5.75 RON24.94	-2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON182.95	$34.51 RON149.62	-18.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.93	$5.18 RON22.44	-25.0%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Romania	Miercurea Ciuc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON289.08	$46.01 RON199.49	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON166.92	$18.40 RON79.80	-52.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON338.76	$74.76 RON324.17	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON384.04	$92.02 RON398.98	+3.9%
Average			-20.9%

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