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Targu Mures vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Targu Mures is 22.7% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Targu Mures
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in Targu Mures
Transportation: pay 0.4% less in Targu Mures
Housing: pay 9.5% more in Targu Mures
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Targu Mures
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Targu Mures
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Targu Mures

The cost of childcare, housing, and groceries in Targu Mures are more expensive than in Romania. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Targu Mures. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Targu Mures.

Targu Mures vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Targu Mures instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Romania	Targu Mures
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON43.55	$9.20 RON39.89	-8.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.42	$9.20 RON39.89	+23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.41	$1.61 RON6.98	-17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.00	$1.20 RON5.19	-25.9%
Average			-7.1%

Romania vs. Targu Mures - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Romania	Targu Mures
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.12	$1.26 RON5.45	+6.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.40	$4.31 RON18.70	+7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.32	$6.14 RON26.64	+9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.20	$3.04 RON13.16	-0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.58	$3.18 RON13.80	+9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.20	$0.45 RON1.96	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.02	$0.61 RON2.64	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.05	$0.68 RON2.94	-3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.03	$0.89 RON3.85	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.70	$0.42 RON1.81	+6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.80	$0.41 RON1.76	-2.0%
Average			+0.5%

Romania vs. Targu Mures - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.4% less for transportation

	Romania	Targu Mures
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.11	$6.00 RON26.00	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON101.96	$18.40 RON79.79	-21.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON118,526.69	$28,327.85 RON122,812.56	+3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON30.69	$8.28 RON35.90	+17.0%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 9.5% more for housing

	Romania	Targu Mures
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.06	$9.83 RON42.64	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,691.64	$439.84 RON1,906.90	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,253.48	$310.56 RON1,346.40	+7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON504.68	$129.74 RON562.47	+11.4%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Romania	Targu Mures
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,281.88	$1,401.10 RON6,074.32	+166.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,047.79	??
Average			+166.2%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Targu Mures
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.17	$2.07 RON8.98	-11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON10.85	$2.35 RON10.17	-6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.49	$6.15 RON26.68	+4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON182.93	$46.58 RON201.96	+10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.93	$5.75 RON24.93	-16.7%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Romania	Targu Mures
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON289.04	$71.89 RON311.67	+7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON166.91	$32.21 RON139.63	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON338.72	$73.61 RON319.15	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON384.00	$80.52 RON349.07	-9.1%
Average			-5.8%

Romania vs. Targu Mures - Cost of clothing

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