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Romania

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Sweden

Skelleftea vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Skelleftea is 42.5% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in Skelleftea
Groceries: pay 62.6% more in Skelleftea
Transportation: pay 94.0% more in Skelleftea
Housing: pay 73.4% more in Skelleftea
Childcare: pay 54.1% less in Skelleftea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.8% more in Skelleftea
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Skelleftea

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

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Skelleftea vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.7% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Skelleftea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50 RON52.58	$14.72 SEK141.95	+28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON36.81	$13.50 SEK130.21	+67.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53 RON11.57	$2.56 SEK24.68	+1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON10.37	$2.04 SEK19.66	-10.1%
Average			+21.7%

Cluj-napoca vs. Skelleftea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.6% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Skelleftea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 RON6.31	$2.70 SEK26.04	+95.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.76 RON21.76	$5.88 SEK56.68	+23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.78 RON31.03	$6.31 SEK60.89	-7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.37 RON15.40	$4.88 SEK47.03	+44.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.32 RON15.19	$5.25 SEK50.61	+57.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.91	$1.20 SEK11.58	+88.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.62	$1.17 SEK11.27	+47.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.47	$1.50 SEK14.51	+98.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 RON5.07	$1.68 SEK16.21	+51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 RON2.02	$1.00 SEK9.61	+126.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 RON2.08	$0.74 SEK7.10	+62.0%
Average			+62.6%

Cluj-napoca vs. Skelleftea - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.0% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Skelleftea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON29.09	$7.30 SEK70.45	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.36 RON106.82	$55.05 SEK531.05	+135.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,336.34 RON130K	$32,712.43 SEK316K	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.45 RON38.65	$26.20 SEK252.76	+210.0%
Average			+94.0%

Cluj-napoca vs. Skelleftea - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.4% more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Skelleftea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.97 RON45.61	$28.20 SEK271.99	+182.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$743.68 RON3,400.84	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	+63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$585.48 RON2,677.40	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	+44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.88 RON589.39	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	+2.7%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Skelleftea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$553.35 RON2,530.48	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	-72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,983.94 RON41,083.56	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	-35.2%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Skelleftea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON15.77	$8.47 SEK81.70	+145.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 RON15.68	$4.75 SEK45.79	+38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.90 RON31.55	$7.30 SEK70.47	+5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.58 RON208.46	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	+149.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.16 RON37.33	$15.88 SEK153.19	+94.5%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Skelleftea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.34 RON362.81	$98.81 SEK953.17	+24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.64 RON194.99	$34.37 SEK331.57	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.84 RON438.28	$84.69 SEK817.00	-11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.58 RON473.68	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	+58.4%
Average			+13.0%

Cluj-napoca vs. Skelleftea - Cost of clothing

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