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Ottawa vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 58.9% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 85.3% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 85.3% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 58.8% more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.8% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Ottawa

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

Ottawa vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50 RON50.28	$17.99 CA$24.87	+56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON35.19	$11.01 CA$15.22	+36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53 RON11.06	$2.00 CA$2.77	-20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON9.91	$1.56 CA$2.15	-31.3%
Average			+10.2%

Cluj-napoca vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.3% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 RON6.04	$2.73 CA$3.77	+97.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.76 RON20.81	$5.85 CA$8.09	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.78 RON29.67	$8.65 CA$11.97	+27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 RON14.73	$3.52 CA$4.86	+4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.32 RON14.52	$5.74 CA$7.94	+72.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.78	$1.91 CA$2.64	+200.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.46	$0.60 CA$0.83	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.32	$1.63 CA$2.25	+114.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 RON4.85	$1.67 CA$2.30	+50.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.93	$1.11 CA$1.53	+151.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.99	$1.46 CA$2.02	+221.1%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 85.3% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON27.81	$4.05 CA$5.60	-36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.36 RON102.14	$97.12 CA$134.31	+315.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,336.34 RON123,903.48	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.45 RON36.95	$14.82 CA$20.49	+75.4%
Average			+85.3%

Cluj-napoca vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.97 RON43.61	$49.93 CA$69.04	+400.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$743.68 RON3,251.80	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	+95.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$585.48 RON2,560.07	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	+109.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.88 RON563.56	$118.93 CA$164.46	-7.7%
Average			+149.6%

Cluj-napoca vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 58.8% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$553.35 RON2,419.59	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	+42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,983.94 RON39,283.18	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	+75.3%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON15.08	$5.76 CA$7.96	+66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 RON14.99	$3.74 CA$5.18	+9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.90 RON30.17	$12.95 CA$17.91	+87.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.58 RON199.32	$44.60 CA$61.68	-2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.16 RON35.70	$10.79 CA$14.92	+32.2%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.34 RON346.91	$52.82 CA$73.05	-33.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.64 RON186.45	$38.91 CA$53.81	-8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.84 RON419.07	$87.10 CA$120.44	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.58 RON452.92	$92.91 CA$128.48	-10.3%
Average			-15.4%

Cluj-napoca vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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