Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Canada

Victoria vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 61.0% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 97.8% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 11.5% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 90.6% more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.36	$19.29 CA$27.31	+53.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.52	$10.87 CA$15.39	+15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$2.27 CA$3.22	-3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$1.83 CA$2.60	-20.3%
Average			+24.3%

Cluj-napoca vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.8% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$2.97 CA$4.21	+101.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$13.59 CA$19.24	+191.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$10.23 CA$14.48	+70.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$4.11 CA$5.82	+9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$5.76 CA$8.15	+76.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$1.79 CA$2.53	+180.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$0.64 CA$0.90	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$1.79 CA$2.53	+105.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.86 CA$2.64	+69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$1.56 CA$2.21	+272.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$1.30 CA$1.85	+205.5%
Average			+97.8%

Cluj-napoca vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$5.22 CA$7.39	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$59.62 CA$84.40	+95.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$15.27 CA$21.62	+82.3%
Average			+11.5%

Cluj-napoca vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$61.37 CA$86.89	+539.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$1,528.56 CA$2,164.06	+141.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$1,299.70 CA$1,840.06	+149.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$79.15 CA$112.05	-33.1%
Average			+111.9%

Cluj-napoca vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 90.6% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$894.25 CA$1,266.04	+53.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$22,849.16 CA$32,348.70	+137.5%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$5.61 CA$7.94	+73.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$4.29 CA$6.08	+16.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$14.73 CA$20.85	+134.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$42.40 CA$60.03	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$10.52 CA$14.89	+11.8%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$52.89 CA$74.87	-40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$44.37 CA$62.81	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$90.08 CA$127.53	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$107.56 CA$152.28	-0.9%
Average			-15.3%

Cluj-napoca vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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