Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Romania

Cluj-napoca vs. Punta Cana Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 8.8% more expensive than Punta Cana.

Restaurants: pay 81.3% more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 26.8% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 23.2% less in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 74.2% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Punta Cana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.3% more for restaurants

	Punta Cana	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.14 DOP499.77	$12.55 RON59.36	+54.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$9.41 RON44.52	+33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$2.36 RON11.17	+238.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$2.30 RON10.88	+484.2%
Average			+81.3%

Punta Cana vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Punta Cana	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 DOP108.65	$1.47 RON6.96	-16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$4.67 RON22.07	+47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$5.98 RON28.31	+32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$3.76 RON17.81	+155.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$3.26 RON15.44	+100.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$0.64 RON3.01	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 DOP39.47	$0.76 RON3.58	+17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 DOP91.67	$0.87 RON4.11	-41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 DOP61.12	$1.10 RON5.19	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DOP98.46	$0.42 RON1.98	-73.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.33 DOP81.49	$0.43 RON2.02	-67.8%
Average			-11.6%

Punta Cana vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

	Punta Cana	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 DOP322.62	$7.15 RON33.82	+36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.53 RON144.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$28,531.98 RON135K	+91.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.02 DOP1,782.54	$8.38 RON39.62	-71.1%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 23.2% less for housing

	Punta Cana	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.69 DOP2,376.72	$9.59 RON45.38	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$947.15 DOP58,186.30	$631.85 RON2,989.04	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$521.69 RON2,467.90
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.69 DOP4,465.56	$118.38 RON560.03	+62.9%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Punta Cana	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$584.35 RON2,764.34	+291.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	+75.8%
Average			+162.4%

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pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Punta Cana	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$3.24 RON15.33	+30.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$3.70 RON17.50	+106.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$6.27 RON29.68	+30.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.13 DOP5,107.02	$46.33 RON219.18	-44.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$9.41 RON44.52	+89.2%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 74.2% more for clothing

	Punta Cana	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$88.57 RON418.97	+233.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$46.13 RON218.20	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.69 DOP3,666.94	$99.46 RON470.48	+66.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$108.52 RON513.35	+63.6%
Average			+74.2%

Punta Cana vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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