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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 2.4 times more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 97.7% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 99.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 95.0% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 70.3% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Cluj-napoca, you would:

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pay 97.7% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.36	$26.04 ₪80.59	+107.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.52	$20.34 ₪62.96	+116.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$3.98 ₪12.32	+68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$3.13 ₪9.69	+36.1%
Average			+97.7%

Cluj-napoca vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.9% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$4.52 ₪14.00	+207.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$10.80 ₪33.41	+131.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$9.69 ₪29.98	+61.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$5.20 ₪16.10	+38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$7.40 ₪22.90	+126.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$2.12 ₪6.56	+233.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$1.74 ₪5.40	+130.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$1.11 ₪3.45	+28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.54 ₪4.77	+40.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$0.86 ₪2.65	+103.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$0.85 ₪2.64	+99.9%
Average			+99.9%

Cluj-napoca vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of groceries

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pay 95.0% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$9.91 ₪30.67	+38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$102.54 ₪317.32	+235.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$56,459.75 ₪175K	+97.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$13.25 ₪41.02	+58.2%
Average			+95.0%

Cluj-napoca vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$35.46 ₪109.72	+269.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$2,217.54 ₪6,862.62	+251.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$1,616.53 ₪5,002.69	+209.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$341.75 ₪1,057.60	+188.7%
Average			+225.1%

Cluj-napoca vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$1,694.43 ₪5,243.75	+190.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$31,106.80 ₪96,266.23	+223.3%
Average			+206.2%

Cluj-napoca vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$11.07 ₪34.25	+241.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$5.53 ₪17.13	+49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$14.65 ₪45.33	+133.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$111.89 ₪346.28	+141.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$15.87 ₪49.11	+68.6%
Average			+114.2%

Cluj-napoca vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 70.3% more for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$124.78 ₪386.15	+40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$86.59 ₪267.96	+87.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$173.45 ₪536.78	+74.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$197.81 ₪612.16	+82.3%
Average			+70.3%

Cluj-napoca vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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