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Punta Cana vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Punta Cana is 8.1% cheaper than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 44.8% less in Punta Cana
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Punta Cana
Transportation: pay 21.1% less in Punta Cana
Housing: pay 30.2% more in Punta Cana
Childcare: pay 61.9% less in Punta Cana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Punta Cana
Clothing: pay 42.6% less in Punta Cana

The cost of housing and groceries in Punta Cana are more expensive than in Cluj-napoca. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Punta Cana.

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Punta Cana vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.8% less for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Punta Cana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.36	$8.14 DOP499.77	-35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.52	$7.05 DOP432.90	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$0.70 DOP42.78	-70.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$0.39 DOP24.19	-82.9%
Average			-44.8%

Cluj-napoca vs. Punta Cana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Punta Cana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$1.77 DOP108.65	+20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$3.15 DOP193.81	-32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$4.50 DOP276.65	-24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$1.48 DOP90.65	-60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$1.63 DOP99.87	-50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$1.33 DOP81.49	+108.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$0.64 DOP39.47	-15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$1.49 DOP91.67	+71.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$0.99 DOP61.12	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$1.60 DOP98.46	+282.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$1.33 DOP81.49	+210.8%
Average			+13.2%

Cluj-napoca vs. Punta Cana - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.1% less for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Punta Cana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$5.25 DOP322.62	-26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	+246.4%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 30.2% more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Punta Cana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	+303.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	+49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	-38.6%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 61.9% less for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Punta Cana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-74.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-43.1%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Punta Cana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$2.49 DOP152.79	-23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$1.80 DOP110.35	-51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$4.81 DOP295.39	-23.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	+79.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$4.97 DOP305.58	-47.1%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 42.6% less for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Punta Cana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	-40.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	-38.9%
Average			-42.6%

Cluj-napoca vs. Punta Cana - Cost of clothing

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