Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Latvia

Riga vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Riga is 6.7% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% more in Riga
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Riga
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Riga
Housing: pay 1.6% more in Riga
Childcare: pay 42.3% more in Riga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% more in Riga
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Riga

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

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Riga vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Riga
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	$9.24 €8.22	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$1.61 €1.44	-31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$1.18 €1.05	-48.8%
Average			+2.0%

Cluj-napoca vs. Riga - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Riga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$1.43 €1.27	-2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$5.22 €4.65	+11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$4.41 €3.92	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$3.76 €3.34	-0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$3.91 €3.48	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$1.00 €0.89	+56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$0.83 €0.73	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$1.13 €1.00	+30.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.40 €1.24	+27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$0.40 €0.36	-4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$0.42 €0.37	-1.5%
Average			+8.8%

Cluj-napoca vs. Riga - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Riga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$7.75 €6.90	+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$33.59 €29.90	+10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$11.42 €10.17	+36.4%
Average			+7.3%

Cluj-napoca vs. Riga - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.6% more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Riga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$20.41 €18.17	+112.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$582.45 €518.40	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$385.02 €342.68	-26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$286.52 €255.02	+142.0%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 42.3% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Riga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$645.25 €574.29	+10.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+83.3%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Riga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$5.60 €4.98	+72.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$3.72 €3.31	+0.6%
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	$49.91 €44.42	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$10.75 €9.57	+14.2%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Riga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$69.42 €61.79	-21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$50.39 €44.85	+9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$85.85 €76.41	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$138.10 €122.91	+27.3%
Average			-1.5%

Cluj-napoca vs. Riga - Cost of clothing

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