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Bloomington vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Bloomington is 58.7% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants
pay 0.3% less in Bloomington
Groceries
pay 64.5% more in Bloomington
Transportation
pay 12.0% more in Bloomington
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Bloomington
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Bloomington
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.1% more in Bloomington
Clothing
pay 14.6% less in Bloomington

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

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Bloomington vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.3% less for restaurants

 
Cluj-napoca
Bloomington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.50
RON51.73
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.05
RON36.21
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.53
RON11.38
$2.12
 
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pay 64.5% more for groceries

 
Cluj-napoca
Bloomington
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.38
RON6.21
$2.31
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.76
RON21.41
$5.18
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.78
RON30.52
$2.95
 
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pay 12.0% more for transportation

 
Cluj-napoca
Bloomington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.36
RON28.61
$3.01
 
Monthly public transit pass $23.36
RON105.08
$30.11
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,336.34
RON127K
$36,036.53
 
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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Cluj-napoca
Bloomington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $9.97
RON44.86
$61.07
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $743.68
RON3,345.62
$1,600.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $585.48
RON2,633.93
$1,333.33
 
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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Cluj-napoca
Bloomington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $553.35
RON2,489.39
$1,566.11
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,983.94
RON40,416.50
$17,408.00
 
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pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cluj-napoca
Bloomington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.45
RON15.52
$5.17
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.43
RON15.42
$4.72
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.90
RON31.04
$8.18
 
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pay 14.6% less for clothing

 
Cluj-napoca
Bloomington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $79.34
RON356.92
$39.71
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.64
RON191.83
$42.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.84
RON431.16
$88.89
 
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