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Copenhagen vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 2.0 times more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 62.1% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 94.0% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 22.2% more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.3% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 35.6% more in Copenhagen

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Cluj-napoca. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

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Copenhagen vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.1% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.36	$20.97 DKK139.50	+67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.52	$13.48 DKK89.68	+43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$5.10 DKK33.90	+116.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$3.77 DKK25.04	+63.7%
Average			+62.1%

Cluj-napoca vs. Copenhagen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$4.77 DKK31.74	+224.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$8.64 DKK57.47	+85.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$7.89 DKK52.48	+31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$5.89 DKK39.19	+56.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$6.31 DKK41.95	+93.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$1.52 DKK10.13	+139.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$1.39 DKK9.22	+83.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$1.96 DKK13.02	+125.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$2.59 DKK17.20	+135.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$1.07 DKK7.10	+154.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$0.95 DKK6.33	+122.8%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 94.0% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$9.58 DKK63.75	+34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$104.86 DKK697.48	+243.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$50,184.55 DKK334K	+75.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$19.03 DKK126.54	+127.1%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$37.42 DKK248.91	+290.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$1,981.79 DKK13,181.29	+213.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$1,454.31 DKK9,672.90	+178.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$138.83 DKK923.39	+17.3%
Average			+161.0%

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pay 22.2% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$977.91 DKK6,504.25	+67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$8,580.66 DKK57,071.67	-10.8%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$8.99 DKK59.78	+177.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$6.97 DKK46.39	+88.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$9.44 DKK62.77	+50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$64.00 DKK425.70	+38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$20.22 DKK134.51	+114.9%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 35.6% more for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$108.66 DKK722.72	+22.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$53.68 DKK357.04	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$128.48 DKK854.58	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$199.12 DKK1,324.38	+83.5%
Average			+35.6%

Cluj-napoca vs. Copenhagen - Cost of clothing

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