Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Austria

Vienna vs. Cluj-napoca Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 54.8% more expensive than Cluj-napoca.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% more in Vienna
Groceries: pay 59.7% more in Vienna
Transportation: pay 33.6% more in Vienna
Housing: pay 93.5% more in Vienna
Childcare: pay 32.3% more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% more in Vienna
Clothing: pay 2.9% less in Vienna

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

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Vienna vs. Cluj-napoca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% more for restaurants

	Cluj-napoca	Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.55 RON59.36	$17.92 €15.95	+42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.41 RON44.52	$13.44 €11.96	+42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 RON11.17	$3.81 €3.39	+61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 RON10.88	$3.19 €2.84	+38.8%
Average			+44.1%

Cluj-napoca vs. Vienna - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.7% more for groceries

	Cluj-napoca	Vienna
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 RON6.96	$2.22 €1.98	+51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 RON22.07	$6.80 €6.06	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 RON28.31	$5.92 €5.27	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 RON17.81	$4.62 €4.12	+22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 RON15.44	$6.29 €5.60	+92.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.01	$1.32 €1.18	+107.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 RON3.58	$1.02 €0.91	+34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 RON4.11	$1.59 €1.41	+82.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 RON5.19	$1.84 €1.63	+67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.98	$0.87 €0.78	+107.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.02	$0.80 €0.71	+88.1%
Average			+59.7%

Cluj-napoca vs. Vienna - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.6% more for transportation

	Cluj-napoca	Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 RON33.82	$7.63 €6.79	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.53 RON144.44	$57.11 €50.83	+87.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$29,661.80 €26,400.07	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.38 RON39.62	$22.39 €19.93	+167.4%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 93.5% more for housing

	Cluj-napoca	Vienna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.59 RON45.38	$31.45 €27.99	+227.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$631.85 RON2,989.04	$1,271.42 €1,131.61	+101.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$521.69 RON2,467.90	$899.29 €800.40	+72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.38 RON560.03	$235.43 €209.54	+98.9%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 32.3% more for childcare

	Cluj-napoca	Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.35 RON2,764.34	$354.58 €315.59	-39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	$27,740.53 €24,690.07	+188.4%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cluj-napoca	Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 RON15.33	$5.93 €5.28	+83.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RON17.50	$5.12 €4.55	+38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$7.45 €6.63	+18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.33 RON219.18	$37.51 €33.39	-19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 RON44.52	$14.28 €12.71	+51.7%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 2.9% less for clothing

	Cluj-napoca	Vienna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.57 RON418.97	$87.06 €77.49	-1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 RON218.20	$37.42 €33.30	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.46 RON470.48	$90.63 €80.66	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.52 RON513.35	$132.59 €118.01	+22.2%
Average			-2.9%

Cluj-napoca vs. Vienna - Cost of clothing

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