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Cluj-napoca vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 17.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 96.2% more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 16.3% more in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 28.0% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 26.4% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Cluj-napoca

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

Cluj-napoca vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$11.50 RON50.28	-3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$8.05 RON35.19	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.53 RON11.06	+83.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$2.27 RON9.91	+270.6%
Average			+96.2%

Moscow vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.38 RON6.04	+63.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$4.76 RON20.81	-24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$6.78 RON29.67	+46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$3.37 RON14.73	+100.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.32 RON14.52	+34.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.64 RON2.78	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.79 RON3.46	-9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.76 RON3.32	-15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.11 RON4.85	-32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.44 RON1.93	+3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.45 RON1.99	+34.2%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$6.36 RON27.81	+124.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$23.36 RON102.14	-36.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$28,336.34 RON123,903.48	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$8.45 RON36.95	+47.5%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Moscow	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$9.97 RON43.61	+27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$743.68 RON3,251.80	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$585.48 RON2,560.07	-17.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$128.88 RON563.56	+16.5%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 26.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$553.35 RON2,419.59	-15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$8,983.94 RON39,283.18	-37.1%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$3.45 RON15.08	-17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.43 RON14.99	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$6.90 RON30.17	+131.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$45.58 RON199.32	+2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$8.16 RON35.70	+24.4%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$79.34 RON346.91	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$42.64 RON186.45	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$95.84 RON419.07	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$103.58 RON452.92	-33.9%
Average			-15.6%

Moscow vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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