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Romania

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Portugal

Lisbon vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 47.0% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% more in Lisbon
Groceries: pay 23.3% more in Lisbon
Transportation: pay 27.5% more in Lisbon
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Lisbon
Childcare: pay 43.0% more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in Lisbon
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Lisbon

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

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Lisbon vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.3% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.36	$16.80 €14.95	+33.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.52	$11.20 €9.97	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$2.30 €2.05	-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$1.70 €1.51	-26.1%
Average			+17.3%

Cluj-napoca vs. Lisbon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Lisbon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$1.87 €1.67	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$6.43 €5.72	+37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$4.34 €3.87	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$3.94 €3.51	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$3.60 €3.21	+10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$1.01 €0.90	+58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$0.78 €0.69	+2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$0.83 €0.74	-4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.14 €1.01	+3.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$0.82 €0.73	+96.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$0.91 €0.81	+114.4%
Average			+23.3%

Cluj-napoca vs. Lisbon - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.5% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$8.43 €7.50	+17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$44.79 €39.86	+46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$12.52 €11.14	+49.5%
Average			+27.5%

Cluj-napoca vs. Lisbon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Lisbon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$32.72 €29.12	+241.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	+152.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	+128.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$126.43 €112.53	+6.8%
Average			+116.3%

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pay 43.0% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$678.84 €604.19	+16.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	+76.0%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$3.36 €2.99	+3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$3.03 €2.69	-18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$6.72 €5.98	+7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$46.25 €41.16	-0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$9.66 €8.60	+2.6%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Lisbon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$102.78 €91.47	+16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$45.72 €40.69	-0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$99.13 €88.23	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$123.02 €109.49	+13.4%
Average			+6.8%

Cluj-napoca vs. Lisbon - Cost of clothing

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