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Limassol vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Limassol is 66.5% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% more in Limassol
Groceries: pay 57.9% more in Limassol
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Limassol
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Limassol
Childcare: pay 13.4% more in Limassol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% more in Limassol
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Limassol

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

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Limassol vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Limassol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.80	$22.39 €19.99	+78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.85	$9.24 €8.25	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.25	$1.96 €1.75	-17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.96	$1.24 €1.11	-46.0%
Average			+19.0%

Cluj-napoca vs. Limassol - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.9% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Limassol
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON7.02	$2.50 €2.23	+69.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.23	$6.69 €5.97	+43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.52	$7.40 €6.60	+23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.94	$4.67 €4.17	+24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.56	$4.50 €4.02	+37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.04	$1.56 €1.39	+144.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.61	$1.04 €0.93	+37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.14	$1.32 €1.18	+52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.23	$1.71 €1.52	+55.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON2.00	$0.92 €0.83	+120.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.03	$0.72 €0.64	+68.7%
Average			+57.9%

Cluj-napoca vs. Limassol - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Limassol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON34.08	$6.68 €5.96	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON145.52	$50.39 €44.98	+65.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON136K	$32,696.28 €29,185.29	+14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.92	$27.99 €24.99	+234.2%
Average			+30.1%

Cluj-napoca vs. Limassol - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Limassol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.72	$32.66 €29.15	+240.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON3,011.41	$1,658.07 €1,480.02	+162.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,486.37	$1,393.27 €1,243.66	+167.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON564.22	$182.64 €163.02	+54.3%
Average			+147.2%

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pay 13.4% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Limassol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,785.02	$687.47 €613.65	+17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,849.92	$10,517.12 €9,387.77	+9.3%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Limassol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.45	$5.32 €4.75	+64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.63	$3.96 €3.53	+7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.90	$6.72 €6.00	+7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON220.82	$99.66 €88.96	+115.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.85	$13.44 €11.99	+42.8%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Limassol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON422.11	$97.74 €87.24	+10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON219.83	$51.71 €46.16	+12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON474.00	$109.64 €97.87	+10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON517.19	$114.99 €102.64	+6.0%
Average			+9.6%

Cluj-napoca vs. Limassol - Cost of clothing

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