Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

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Romania

Cluj-napoca vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 2.8 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 81.5% more in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 36.1% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 4.6 times more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.8% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.31	$12.55 RON59.80	+415.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 BDT600.63	$9.41 RON44.85	+93.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.75	$2.36 RON11.25	+632.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.28	$2.30 RON10.96	+1298.5%
Average			+318.4%

Dhaka vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.5% more for groceries

	Dhaka	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.25	$1.47 RON7.02	+138.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT539.40	$4.67 RON22.23	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.12 BDT385.00	$5.98 RON28.52	+91.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.59	$3.76 RON17.94	+214.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.24	$3.26 RON15.56	+119.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 BDT154.75	$0.64 RON3.04	-49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.75	$0.76 RON3.61	+84.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT132.00	$0.87 RON4.14	-18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.79	$1.10 RON5.23	+289.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.19	$0.42 RON2.00	+264.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.99	$0.43 RON2.03	+95.0%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 36.1% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT521.81	$7.15 RON34.08	+69.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	$30.53 RON145.52	+34.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$28,531.98 RON136K	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.46 BDT550.58	$8.38 RON39.92	+87.6%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	$9.59 RON45.72	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	$631.85 RON3,011.41	+313.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	$521.69 RON2,486.37	+608.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	$118.38 RON564.22	+239.1%
Average			+361.0%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	$584.35 RON2,785.02	+545.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,631.62 BDT325K	$9,620.21 RON45,849.92	+265.6%
Average			+385.6%

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pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.63	$3.24 RON15.45	-33.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 BDT293.12	$3.70 RON17.63	+55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT400.42	$6.27 RON29.90	+93.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	$46.33 RON220.82	+180.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.52	$9.41 RON44.85	+131.9%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Dhaka	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	$88.57 RON422.11	+427.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	$46.13 RON219.83	+117.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	$99.46 RON474.00	+95.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	$108.52 RON517.19	+193.1%
Average			+184.8%

Dhaka vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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