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Cluj-napoca vs. Daegu Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 19.5% more expensive than Daegu.

Restaurants: pay 94.0% more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 42.9% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 0.4% less in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 41.7% more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 24.8% more in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Daegu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.0% more for restaurants

	Daegu	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩10,002	$11.50 RON52.58	+71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.48 ₩8,159	$8.05 RON36.81	+46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 ₩2,197	$2.53 RON11.57	+71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 ₩1,176	$2.27 RON10.37	+186.9%
Average			+94.0%

Daegu vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.9% less for groceries

	Daegu	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$4.50 ₩6,702	$1.38 RON6.31	-69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 ₩8,238	$4.76 RON21.76	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.81 ₩13,115	$6.78 RON31.03	-23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 ₩3,957	$3.37 RON15.40	+26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 ₩4,617	$3.32 RON15.19	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.56 ₩5,303	$0.64 RON2.91	-82.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.68 ₩2,500	$0.79 RON3.62	-52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67 ₩3,980	$0.76 RON3.47	-71.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.29 ₩4,894	$1.11 RON5.07	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 ₩1,594	$0.44 RON2.02	-58.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.41 ₩2,098	$0.45 RON2.08	-67.8%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 0.4% less for transportation

	Daegu	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 ₩6,434	$6.36 RON29.09	+47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.76 ₩105K	$23.36 RON106.82	-67.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,696.92 ₩40M	$28,336.34 RON130K	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.54 ₩11,212	$8.45 RON38.65	+12.2%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 41.7% more for housing

	Daegu	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.81 ₩29,478	$9.97 RON45.61	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.34 ₩564K	$743.68 RON3,400.84	+96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.67 ₩371K	$585.48 RON2,677.40	+134.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.85 ₩223K	$128.88 RON589.39	-14.0%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 24.8% more for childcare

	Daegu	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$254.87 ₩379K	$553.35 RON2,530.48	+117.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,763.25 ₩41M	$8,983.94 RON41,083.56	-67.6%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Daegu	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,264	$3.45 RON15.77	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ₩5,147	$3.43 RON15.68	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,738	$6.90 RON31.55	+116.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.82 ₩72,643	$45.58 RON208.46	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.26 ₩15,266	$8.16 RON37.33	-20.4%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Daegu	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.11 ₩79,019	$79.34 RON362.81	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.76 ₩71,064	$42.64 RON194.99	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.70 ₩136K	$95.84 RON438.28	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.02 ₩235K	$103.58 RON473.68	-34.5%
Average			+2.2%

Daegu vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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