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Cluj-napoca vs. Mecca Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 35.2% more expensive than Mecca.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 8.5% more in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 41.5% more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 33.0% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Mecca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Mecca	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.53 SAR17.00	$12.55 RON59.36	+177.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 SAR26.00	$9.41 RON44.52	+35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 SAR2.60	$2.36 RON11.17	+240.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 SAR0.90	$2.30 RON10.88	+859.2%
Average			+149.5%

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

	Mecca	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.67	$1.47 RON6.96	+50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 SAR11.17	$4.67 RON22.07	+56.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SAR24.37	$5.98 RON28.31	-7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 SAR9.23	$3.76 RON17.81	+53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 SAR13.92	$3.26 RON15.44	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 SAR3.48	$0.64 RON3.01	-31.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 SAR2.72	$0.76 RON3.58	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 SAR2.67	$0.87 RON4.11	+21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SAR2.57	$1.10 RON5.19	+60.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.95	$0.42 RON1.98	-19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.43 RON2.02	-26.1%
Average			+8.5%

Mecca vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	Mecca	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$7.15 RON33.82	+204.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.53 RON144.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,965.95 SAR180K	$28,531.98 RON135K	-40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.26 SAR61.00	$8.38 RON39.62	-48.5%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 41.5% more for housing

	Mecca	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.84 SAR235.84	$9.59 RON45.38	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$524.96 SAR1,970.09	$631.85 RON2,989.04	+20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$286.20 SAR1,074.05	$521.69 RON2,467.90	+82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.94 SAR191.19	$118.38 RON560.03	+132.4%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 33.0% less for childcare

	Mecca	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	$584.35 RON2,764.34	-23.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	-41.5%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mecca	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.53 SAR5.75	$3.24 RON15.33	+111.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 SAR9.74	$3.70 RON17.50	+42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$6.27 RON29.68	-5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.01 SAR304.01	$46.33 RON219.18	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.99 SAR45.00	$9.41 RON44.52	-21.5%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Mecca	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.32 SAR50.00	$88.57 RON418.97	+564.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.02 SAR214.00	$46.13 RON218.20	-19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$39.97 SAR150.01	$99.46 RON470.48	+148.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.30 SAR200.01	$108.52 RON513.35	+103.6%
Average			+128.5%

Mecca vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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