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Cluj-napoca vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 37.1% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 76.6% more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 22.6% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$12.55 RON59.36	+322.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$9.41 RON44.52	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$2.36 RON11.17	+347.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$2.30 RON10.88	+760.4%
Average			+205.9%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Rayong	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.47 RON6.96	+10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$4.67 RON22.07	-45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$5.98 RON28.31	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.76 RON17.81	+46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$3.26 RON15.44	+155.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$0.64 RON3.01	-57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.76 RON3.58	-6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.87 RON4.11	-13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.10 RON5.19	+25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.42 RON1.98	-46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.43 RON2.02	-38.3%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Rayong	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$7.15 RON33.82	+36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.53 RON144.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$28,531.98 RON135K	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$8.38 RON39.62	-20.6%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 76.6% more for housing

	Rayong	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$9.59 RON45.38	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$631.85 RON2,989.04	+51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$521.69 RON2,467.90	+75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$118.38 RON560.03	+247.4%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 22.6% less for childcare

	Rayong	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$584.35 RON2,764.34	+2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	-41.7%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$3.24 RON15.33	+81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$3.70 RON17.50	+126.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$6.27 RON29.68	+36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$46.33 RON219.18	-30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$9.41 RON44.52	+40.8%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Rayong	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$88.57 RON418.97	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$46.13 RON218.20	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$99.46 RON470.48	+2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$108.52 RON513.35	-1.3%
Average			+8.0%

Rayong vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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