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Buenos Aires vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 12.7% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 16.1% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 11.2% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 19.3% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 14.2% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 43.1% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.36	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.52	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	-30.8%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 16.1% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	+12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	+100.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$0.65 ARS986.80	-25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$0.56 ARS848.63	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$0.56 ARS844.64	+30.4%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-9.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	+14.6%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+224.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$770.79 ARS1M	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$509.75 ARS774K	-2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$162.43 ARS247K	+37.2%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 14.2% less for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$464.87 ARS706K	-20.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-7.5%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+10.3%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 43.1% more for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$120.49 ARS183K	+36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$95.69 ARS145K	+107.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$115.94 ARS176K	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$138.37 ARS210K	+27.5%
Average			+43.1%

Cluj-napoca vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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