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Moldova

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Romania

Cluj-napoca vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 15.7% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 32.7% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 2.9% less in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 48.9% more in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 2.9% less in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.22 MDL201.58	$12.55 RON59.36	+11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 MDL156.22	$9.41 RON44.52	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MDL21.71	$2.36 RON11.17	+95.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL16.00	$2.30 RON10.88	+158.3%
Average			+27.1%

Chisinau vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MDL12.77	$1.47 RON6.96	+107.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 MDL87.82	$4.67 RON22.07	-4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MDL85.03	$5.98 RON28.31	+26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 MDL50.06	$3.76 RON17.81	+35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MDL42.34	$3.26 RON15.44	+38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 MDL7.87	$0.64 RON3.01	+45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.68	$0.76 RON3.58	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MDL16.87	$0.87 RON4.11	-7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MDL18.06	$1.10 RON5.19	+9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$0.42 RON1.98	+34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 MDL4.42	$0.43 RON2.02	+73.5%
Average			+27.0%

Chisinau vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.7% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.44 MDL115.64	$7.15 RON33.82	+11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.52 MDL242.90	$30.53 RON144.44	+125.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,507.41 MDL530K	$28,531.98 RON135K	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 MDL88.69	$8.38 RON39.62	+69.7%
Average			+32.7%

Chisinau vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9% less for housing

	Chisinau	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 MDL190.33	$9.59 RON45.38	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	$631.85 RON2,989.04	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	$521.69 RON2,467.90	+19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	$118.38 RON560.03	-36.3%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 48.9% more for childcare

	Chisinau	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	$584.35 RON2,764.34	+34.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,841.67 MDL105K	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	+64.7%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MDL40.32	$3.24 RON15.33	+44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 MDL38.87	$3.70 RON17.50	+71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 MDL61.48	$6.27 RON29.68	+83.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 MDL748.71	$46.33 RON219.18	+11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 MDL151.18	$9.41 RON44.52	+11.8%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 2.9% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	$88.57 RON418.97	+11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.07 MDL845.61	$46.13 RON218.20	-2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	$99.46 RON470.48	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	$108.52 RON513.35	-6.1%
Average			-2.9%

Chisinau vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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