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Thailand

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Romania

Cluj-napoca vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 46.4% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 25.0% more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 21.9% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 25.1% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$11.50 RON52.58	+270.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB302.16	$8.05 RON36.81	-10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB23.91	$2.53 RON11.57	+255.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.66	$2.27 RON10.37	+501.4%
Average			+254.3%

Koh Samui vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB57.97	$1.38 RON6.31	-20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB286.63	$4.76 RON21.76	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB221.15	$6.78 RON31.03	+3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB76.58	$3.37 RON15.40	+47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB35.80	$3.32 RON15.19	+211.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.73	$0.64 RON2.91	-57.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.80	$0.79 RON3.62	+41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB34.68	$0.76 RON3.47	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB32.92	$1.11 RON5.07	+13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.40	$0.44 RON2.02	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB21.19	$0.45 RON2.08	-27.9%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Koh Samui	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB169.17	$6.36 RON29.09	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,562.89	$23.36 RON106.82	-49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB938K	$28,336.34 RON130K	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB345.92	$8.45 RON38.65	-17.9%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 25.0% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB597.81	$9.97 RON45.61	-44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB18,621.51	$743.68 RON3,400.84	+34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,892.37	$585.48 RON2,677.40	+41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,573.20	$128.88 RON589.39	+68.3%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 21.9% less for childcare

	Koh Samui	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB20,942.74	$553.35 RON2,530.48	-11.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB448K	$8,983.94 RON41,083.56	-32.6%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$3.45 RON15.77	+58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB77.49	$3.43 RON15.68	+48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB145.87	$6.90 RON31.55	+58.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,146.12	$45.58 RON208.46	+33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB239.64	$8.16 RON37.33	+14.5%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 25.1% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,771.28	$79.34 RON362.81	+50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB1,005.29	$42.64 RON194.99	+42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,438.36	$95.84 RON438.28	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB3,051.36	$103.58 RON473.68	+14.0%
Average			+25.1%

Koh Samui vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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