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Miercurea Ciuc vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Miercurea Ciuc is 55.9% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Groceries: pay 53.7% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Housing: pay 78.0% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Childcare: pay 83.2% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Clothing: pay 40.2% less in Miercurea Ciuc

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

Miercurea Ciuc vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.9% less for restaurants

	Washington	Miercurea Ciuc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$6.90 RON29.92	-72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$6.90 RON29.92	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$1.73 RON7.48	-46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$1.50 RON6.48	-46.4%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 53.7% less for groceries

	Washington	Miercurea Ciuc
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$1.27 RON5.49	-71.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$3.87 RON16.79	-51.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$5.03 RON21.82	+20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$3.31 RON14.36	-27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$2.71 RON11.76	-65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$0.37 RON1.58	-87.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.71 RON3.09	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.75 RON3.24	-66.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.03 RON4.45	-65.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.31 RON1.36	-76.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.37 RON1.62	-77.1%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Washington	Miercurea Ciuc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$6.12 RON26.55	+73.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$23.00 RON99.74	-70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$27,605.24 RON119,693.58	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$8.34 RON36.16	-50.1%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 78.0% less for housing

	Washington	Miercurea Ciuc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$5.75 RON24.94	-91.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$207.04 RON897.70	-91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$172.53 RON748.08	-91.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$92.77 RON402.26	-36.7%
Average			-78.0%

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pay 83.2% less for childcare

	Washington	Miercurea Ciuc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$430.56 RON1,866.86	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$7,004.32 RON30,370.02	-82.6%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Miercurea Ciuc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.19 RON9.48	-72.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$1.84 RON7.98	-69.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$5.75 RON24.94	-55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$34.51 RON149.62	-66.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$5.18 RON22.44	-69.1%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

	Washington	Miercurea Ciuc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$46.01 RON199.49	-39.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$18.40 RON79.80	-62.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$74.76 RON324.17	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$92.02 RON398.98	-30.9%
Average			-40.2%

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