Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

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Romania

Cluj-napoca vs. Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 6.2% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 20.2% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 44.0% less in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 20.6% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% less in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Cluj-napoca

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Cluj-napoca are more expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are lower in Cluj-napoca. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Cluj-napoca.

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Cluj-napoca vs. Abu Dhabi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cluj-napoca instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Abu Dhabi	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.89 AED40.00	$11.50 RON52.58	+5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$8.05 RON36.81	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 AED4.74	$2.53 RON11.57	+96.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 AED1.61	$2.27 RON10.37	+415.5%
Average			+125.4%

Abu Dhabi vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Abu Dhabi	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 AED5.89	$1.38 RON6.31	-13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 AED19.39	$4.76 RON21.76	-9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 AED27.54	$6.78 RON31.03	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 AED13.37	$3.37 RON15.40	-7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 AED15.11	$3.32 RON15.19	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 AED4.21	$0.64 RON2.91	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AED3.00	$0.79 RON3.62	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 AED3.05	$0.76 RON3.47	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 AED2.46	$1.11 RON5.07	+65.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.96	$0.44 RON2.02	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 AED2.39	$0.45 RON2.08	-30.3%
Average			-9.0%

Abu Dhabi vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

	Abu Dhabi	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 AED10.80	$6.36 RON29.09	+116.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.87 AED95.00	$23.36 RON106.82	-9.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,639.07 AED164K	$28,336.34 RON130K	-36.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	$8.45 RON38.65	+10.8%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 44.0% less for housing

	Abu Dhabi	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.96 AED370.79	$9.97 RON45.61	-90.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	$743.68 RON3,400.84	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	$585.48 RON2,677.40	-47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.93 AED425.75	$128.88 RON589.39	+11.2%
Average			-44.0%

Abu Dhabi vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of housing

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pay 20.6% less for childcare

	Abu Dhabi	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.43 AED2,296.88	$553.35 RON2,530.48	-11.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	$8,983.94 RON41,083.56	-29.7%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Abu Dhabi	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.29 AED41.45	$3.45 RON15.77	-69.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.77 AED21.18	$3.43 RON15.68	-40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.26 AED23.00	$6.90 RON31.55	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.90 AED230.98	$45.58 RON208.46	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.61 AED50.00	$8.16 RON37.33	-40.0%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Abu Dhabi	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.62 AED222.62	$79.34 RON362.81	+30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AED190.71	$42.64 RON194.99	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.09 AED360.23	$95.84 RON438.28	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.21 AED353.33	$103.58 RON473.68	+7.7%
Average			+4.6%

Abu Dhabi vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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