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Taipei vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 6.4% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 83.9% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 13.1% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 40.2% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.80	$4.71 NT$150.49	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.85	$5.65 NT$180.59	-40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.25	$0.92 NT$29.35	-61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.96	$0.65 NT$20.86	-71.6%
Average			-56.8%

Cluj-napoca vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.9% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON7.02	$2.02 NT$64.65	+37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.23	$9.85 NT$314.68	+111.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.52	$11.54 NT$368.90	+92.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.94	$2.72 NT$87.00	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.56	$4.45 NT$142.21	+36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.04	$2.23 NT$71.26	+250.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.61	$1.51 NT$48.15	+98.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.14	$1.38 NT$44.23	+59.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.23	$2.02 NT$64.54	+84.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON2.00	$1.25 NT$39.84	+197.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.03	$1.04 NT$33.27	+143.9%
Average			+83.9%

Cluj-napoca vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON34.08	$3.94 NT$126.01	-44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON145.52	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON136K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.92	$8.95 NT$285.93	+6.8%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 13.1% more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.72	$27.40 NT$875.71	+185.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON3,011.41	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,486.37	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON564.22	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-44.0%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 40.2% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,785.02	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,849.92	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+73.3%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.45	$2.83 NT$90.29	-12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.63	$3.42 NT$109.45	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.90	$3.92 NT$125.41	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON220.82	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.85	$9.73 NT$311.01	+3.4%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON422.11	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	-28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON219.83	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON474.00	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON517.19	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-3.2%
Average			-15.4%

Cluj-napoca vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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