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Thessaloniki vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Thessaloniki is 11.4% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% more in Thessaloniki
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Thessaloniki
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in Thessaloniki
Housing: pay 8.4% more in Thessaloniki
Childcare: pay 12.5% less in Thessaloniki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% more in Thessaloniki
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Thessaloniki

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

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Thessaloniki vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.4% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Thessaloniki
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	$11.20 €9.97	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$2.94 €2.62	+24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$0.73 €0.65	-68.4%
Average			+10.4%

Cluj-napoca vs. Thessaloniki - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Thessaloniki
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$1.74 €1.55	+18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$7.09 €6.31	+51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$6.57 €5.85	+9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$5.55 €4.94	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$5.12 €4.56	+57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$1.16 €1.03	+82.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$0.99 €0.88	+30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$0.96 €0.86	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.28 €1.14	+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$0.57 €0.51	+36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$0.55 €0.49	+28.1%
Average			+33.8%

Cluj-napoca vs. Thessaloniki - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Thessaloniki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$8.75 €7.79	+22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$17.92 €15.95	-41.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$13.16 €11.71	+57.1%
Average			-2.3%

Cluj-napoca vs. Thessaloniki - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.4% more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Thessaloniki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$30.47 €27.12	+217.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$627.05 €558.10	-0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$492.02 €437.92	-5.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$164.11 €146.06	+38.6%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 12.5% less for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Thessaloniki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$476.59 €424.18	-18.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	-6.1%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Thessaloniki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$5.60 €4.98	+72.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$4.21 €3.75	+13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$5.60 €4.98	-10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$51.63 €45.95	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$10.36 €9.22	+10.1%
Average			+19.1%

Cluj-napoca vs. Thessaloniki - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Thessaloniki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$96.78 €86.14	+9.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$45.46 €40.46	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$121.17 €107.85	+21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$131.78 €117.29	+21.4%
Average			+12.4%

Cluj-napoca vs. Thessaloniki - Cost of clothing

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