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Cluj-napoca vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 11.3% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% less in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 16.2% less in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 16.6% more in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Cluj-napoca

The cost of childcare and transportation in Cluj-napoca are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cluj-napoca.

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Cluj-napoca vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cluj-napoca instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 21.8% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$12.55 RON59.36	-34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$9.41 RON44.52	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$2.36 RON11.17	+17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$2.30 RON10.88	+44.5%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$1.47 RON6.96	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$4.67 RON22.07	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$5.98 RON28.31	+8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$3.76 RON17.81	+34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$3.26 RON15.44	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$0.64 RON3.01	-50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$0.76 RON3.58	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$0.87 RON4.11	+33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$1.10 RON5.19	+19.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$0.42 RON1.98	-25.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$0.43 RON2.02	-23.3%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$7.15 RON33.82	+35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	$30.53 RON144.44	+11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$8.38 RON39.62	-12.8%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 16.2% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$9.59 RON45.38	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$631.85 RON2,989.04	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$521.69 RON2,467.90	+2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$118.38 RON560.03	-27.1%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 16.6% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$584.35 RON2,764.34	+25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	+8.1%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$3.24 RON15.33	-18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$3.70 RON17.50	-4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$6.27 RON29.68	+49.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$46.33 RON219.18	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$9.41 RON44.52	-9.4%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$88.57 RON418.97	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$46.13 RON218.20	-51.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$99.46 RON470.48	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$108.52 RON513.35	-21.6%
Average			-30.1%

Buenos Aires vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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