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Cluj-napoca vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 53.8% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 65.3% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 36.4% more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 26.2% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 29.9% more in Cluj-napoca

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries in Cluj-napoca are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cluj-napoca.

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Cluj-napoca vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cluj-napoca instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$12.55 RON59.36	+552.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$9.41 RON44.52	+103.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$2.36 RON11.17	+339.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$2.30 RON10.88	+593.4%
Average			+319.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$1.47 RON6.96	+36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$4.67 RON22.07	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$5.98 RON28.31	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$3.76 RON17.81	+132.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$3.26 RON15.44	+98.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$0.64 RON3.01	-53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.76 RON3.58	+31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.87 RON4.11	+20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$1.10 RON5.19	+90.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.42 RON1.98	-23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.43 RON2.02	-19.1%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 65.3% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$7.15 RON33.82	+101.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$30.53 RON144.44	+164.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$28,531.98 RON135K	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$8.38 RON39.62	+44.4%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 36.4% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$9.59 RON45.38	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$631.85 RON2,989.04	+7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$521.69 RON2,467.90	+75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$118.38 RON560.03	+49.4%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 26.2% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$584.35 RON2,764.34	+33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	-59.2%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$3.24 RON15.33	+213.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$3.70 RON17.50	+103.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$6.27 RON29.68	+409.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$46.33 RON219.18	+78.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$9.41 RON44.52	+171.7%
Average			+153.2%

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pay 29.9% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$88.57 RON418.97	+71.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$46.13 RON218.20	+33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$99.46 RON470.48	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$108.52 RON513.35	+14.7%
Average			+29.9%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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