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Romania

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Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 38.9% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 33.1% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 82.3% more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 27.2% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in Ljubljana

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

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Ljubljana vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.7% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.36	$15.68 €13.95	+24.9%
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	$3.13 €2.78	+32.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$1.93 €1.72	-15.9%
Average			+18.7%

Cluj-napoca vs. Ljubljana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.1% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$2.23 €1.99	+51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$7.39 €6.58	+58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$5.07 €4.51	-15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$4.00 €3.56	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$4.53 €4.03	+38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$1.02 €0.90	+59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$0.77 €0.69	+2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$1.04 €0.93	+20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.60 €1.42	+45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$0.67 €0.60	+60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$0.72 €0.64	+69.1%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$6.98 €6.21	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$41.43 €36.87	+35.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$12.40 €11.03	+48.0%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 82.3% more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$41.59 €37.01	+333.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$1,099.38 €978.48	+74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$890.88 €792.91	+70.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$217.88 €193.92	+84.0%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 27.2% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$653.09 €581.27	+11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$13,934.49 €12,402.20	+44.8%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$3.92 €3.49	+20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$2.92 €2.60	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$6.16 €5.48	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$53.95 €48.02	+16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$10.64 €9.47	+13.0%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$114.84 €102.21	+29.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$43.67 €38.87	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$108.95 €96.97	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$143.98 €128.15	+32.7%
Average			+15.6%

Cluj-napoca vs. Ljubljana - Cost of clothing

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