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Cluj-napoca vs. Missoula Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 19.2% cheaper than Missoula.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% less in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 32.9% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 39.6% less in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 47.3% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% less in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Missoula Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.5% less for restaurants

	Missoula	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$11.50 RON52.52	-28.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50	$8.05 RON36.77	-15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.15	$2.53 RON11.56	+17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$2.27 RON10.35	+23.6%
Average			-0.5%

Missoula vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.9% less for groceries

	Missoula	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$3.07	$1.38 RON6.31	-55.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.19	$4.76 RON21.73	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.85	$6.78 RON30.99	+76.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.31	$3.37 RON15.38	-36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12	$3.32 RON15.17	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31	$0.64 RON2.90	-72.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67	$0.79 RON3.61	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.40	$0.76 RON3.47	-68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.53	$1.11 RON5.07	-56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88	$0.44 RON2.01	-49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08	$0.45 RON2.08	-58.0%
Average			-32.9%

Missoula vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Missoula	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.15	$6.36 RON29.05	+102.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.36 RON106.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,500.00	$28,336.34 RON129K	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.92	$8.45 RON38.61	-55.3%
Average			+12.3%

Missoula vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.6% less for housing

	Missoula	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.50	$9.97 RON45.56	-85.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.57	$743.68 RON3,397.12	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$585.48 RON2,674.48	-50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.94	$128.88 RON588.74	+27.7%
Average			-39.6%

Missoula vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of housing

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pay 47.3% less for childcare

	Missoula	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,345.00	$553.35 RON2,527.71	-58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,000.00	$8,983.94 RON41,038.64	-35.8%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Missoula	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.45 RON15.76	-42.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.20	$3.43 RON15.66	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.95	$6.90 RON31.51	-37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.33	$45.58 RON208.23	-28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$8.16 RON37.29	-32.0%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Missoula	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.61	$79.34 RON362.41	+50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.67	$42.64 RON194.78	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.75	$95.84 RON437.80	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.00	$103.58 RON473.16	-28.6%
Average			+5.4%

Missoula vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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