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Montenegro

Tivat vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Tivat is 8.4% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% less in Tivat
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Tivat
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in Tivat
Housing: pay 40.8% more in Tivat
Childcare: pay 27.7% less in Tivat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% less in Tivat
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Tivat

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

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Tivat vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% less for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Tivat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.36	$11.20 €9.97	-10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.52	$10.64 €9.47	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$2.55 €2.27	+8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$1.43 €1.27	-37.8%
Average			-4.7%

Cluj-napoca vs. Tivat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Tivat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$1.06 €0.95	-27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$4.34 €3.86	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$4.90 €4.36	-18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$3.39 €3.02	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$3.77 €3.35	+15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$0.72 €0.64	+13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$0.78 €0.69	+2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$0.80 €0.71	-8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.30 €1.15	+18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$0.44 €0.39	+4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$0.49 €0.44	+15.6%
Average			-1.2%

Cluj-napoca vs. Tivat - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Tivat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$6.62 €5.89	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$39.19 €34.88	+28.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$29,113.12 €25,911.73	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$10.08 €8.97	+20.3%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 40.8% more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Tivat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$33.59 €29.90	+250.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$884.37 €787.12	+40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$802.01 €713.82	+53.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$98.73 €87.87	-16.6%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 27.7% less for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Tivat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$401.24 €357.12	-31.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	-24.0%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Tivat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$3.08 €2.74	-5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$2.17 €1.94	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$4.37 €3.89	-30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$47.59 €42.36	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$6.16 €5.48	-34.6%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Tivat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$87.34 €77.74	-1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$39.19 €34.88	-15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$97.42 €86.70	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$105.75 €94.12	-2.5%
Average			-5.4%

Cluj-napoca vs. Tivat - Cost of clothing

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