Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Japan

Chiba vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 11.6% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in Chiba
Groceries: pay 92.1% more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 47.1% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 26.8% more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% less in Chiba
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in Chiba

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

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Chiba vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50 RON52.58	$6.68 ¥1,086	-41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON36.81	$5.01 ¥814	-37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53 RON11.57	$1.07 ¥174	-57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON10.37	$0.75 ¥122	-66.8%
Average			-51.0%

Cluj-napoca vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.1% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 RON6.31	$1.75 ¥285	+27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.76 RON21.76	$4.86 ¥789	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.78 RON31.03	$5.51 ¥896	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 RON15.40	$1.49 ¥242	-55.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.32 RON15.19	$2.76 ¥448	-17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.91	$2.63 ¥427	+313.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.62	$1.36 ¥222	+72.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.47	$1.76 ¥286	+131.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 RON5.07	$2.00 ¥324	+80.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RON2.02	$1.44 ¥235	+227.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 RON2.08	$1.59 ¥258	+250.2%
Average			+92.1%

Cluj-napoca vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.1% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON29.09	$4.25 ¥691	-33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.36 RON106.82	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,336.34 RON130K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.45 RON38.65	$24.99 ¥4,060	+195.7%
Average			+47.1%

Cluj-napoca vs. Chiba - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.97 RON45.61	$16.71 ¥2,714	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$743.68 RON3,400.84	$980.09 ¥159K	+31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$585.48 RON2,677.40	$478.91 ¥77,796	-18.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.88 RON589.39	$61.65 ¥10,015	-52.2%
Average			+7.2%

Cluj-napoca vs. Chiba - Cost of housing

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pay 26.8% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$553.35 RON2,530.48	$271.75 ¥44,145	-50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,983.94 RON41,083.56	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+104.5%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON15.77	$2.00 ¥326	-41.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 RON15.68	$3.01 ¥488	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.90 RON31.55	$4.01 ¥651	-41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.58 RON208.46	$55.69 ¥9,046	+22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.16 RON37.33	$11.03 ¥1,791	+35.1%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.34 RON362.81	$40.09 ¥6,513	-49.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.64 RON194.99	$28.40 ¥4,614	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.84 RON438.28	$57.87 ¥9,401	-39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.58 RON473.68	$93.55 ¥15,197	-9.7%
Average			-33.0%

Cluj-napoca vs. Chiba - Cost of clothing

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