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Milan vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Milan is 76.6% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 50.7% more in Milan
Groceries: pay 83.7% more in Milan
Transportation: pay 38.0% more in Milan
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Milan
Childcare: pay 68.3% more in Milan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% more in Milan
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Milan

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

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Milan vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.7% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Milan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.36	$22.39 €19.93	+78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.52	$13.44 €11.96	+42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$3.72 €3.31	+57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$1.88 €1.67	-18.4%
Average			+50.7%

Cluj-napoca vs. Milan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.7% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Milan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$3.24 €2.89	+120.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$11.46 €10.20	+145.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$6.59 €5.87	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$4.95 €4.40	+31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$6.58 €5.85	+101.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$1.38 €1.23	+116.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$1.08 €0.96	+42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$1.50 €1.34	+72.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.94 €1.72	+76.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$1.06 €0.94	+152.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$0.91 €0.81	+113.7%
Average			+83.7%

Cluj-napoca vs. Milan - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.0% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Milan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$8.20 €7.30	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$43.67 €38.87	+43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	+27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$25.75 €22.92	+207.5%
Average			+38.0%

Cluj-napoca vs. Milan - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Milan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$29.52 €26.27	+207.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$1,710.14 €1,522.09	+170.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$1,162.13 €1,034.33	+122.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$193.32 €172.06	+63.3%
Average			+133.6%

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pay 68.3% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Milan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$847.27 €754.10	+45.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$18,804.09 €16,736.32	+95.5%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Milan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$6.72 €5.98	+107.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$2.10 €1.87	-43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$7.28 €6.48	+16.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$83.93 €74.70	+81.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$12.32 €10.96	+30.9%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Milan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$101.48 €90.32	+14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$50.31 €44.78	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$116.19 €103.41	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$165.48 €147.28	+52.5%
Average			+22.2%

Cluj-napoca vs. Milan - Cost of clothing

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