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Taiwan

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Romania

Cluj-napoca vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 24.8% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 33.8% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 44.4% more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.93 NT$126.29	$11.50 RON52.74	+192.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.24 NT$168.38	$8.05 RON36.92	+53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NT$27.36	$2.53 RON11.60	+196.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 NT$20.17	$2.27 RON10.40	+260.9%
Average			+175.9%

HsinChu vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.8% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 NT$58.14	$1.38 RON6.33	-23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 NT$217.05	$4.76 RON21.83	-29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.62 NT$373.14	$6.78 RON31.12	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.18 NT$102.04	$3.37 RON15.45	+6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 NT$68.42	$3.32 RON15.24	+55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 NT$60.86	$0.64 RON2.92	-66.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NT$35.01	$0.79 RON3.63	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.83 NT$58.87	$0.76 RON3.48	-58.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NT$54.10	$1.11 RON5.09	-34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 NT$63.65	$0.44 RON2.02	-77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.78 NT$57.28	$0.45 RON2.08	-74.5%
Average			-33.8%

HsinChu vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 NT$122.52	$6.36 RON29.18	+66.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,262.86	$23.36 RON107.15	-40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,144.19 NT$1M	$28,336.34 RON130K	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 NT$189.43	$8.45 RON38.77	+43.3%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 44.4% more for housing

	HsinChu	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.93 NT$736.32	$9.97 RON45.75	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$550.55 NT$17,680.05	$743.68 RON3,411.32	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$340.82 NT$10,944.79	$585.48 RON2,685.66	+71.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.76 NT$1,822.79	$128.88 RON591.20	+127.1%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.03 NT$22,801.65	$553.35 RON2,538.28	-22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,992.63 NT$481K	$8,983.94 RON41,210.23	-40.1%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 NT$73.67	$3.45 RON15.82	+50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NT$107.87	$3.43 RON15.73	+2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.92 NT$157.86	$6.90 RON31.65	+40.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.99 NT$1,894.29	$45.58 RON209.10	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.49 NT$336.76	$8.16 RON37.45	-22.2%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	HsinChu	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.38 NT$2,709.89	$79.34 RON363.93	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.28 NT$1,197.09	$42.64 RON195.59	+14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 NT$3,051.91	$95.84 RON439.63	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.16 NT$3,858.74	$103.58 RON475.14	-13.8%
Average			-1.2%

HsinChu vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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