Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Romania

Cluj-napoca vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 84.2% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 33.2% more in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 96.6% more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.6% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 37.8% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Santiago	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.25 DOP307.17	$11.50 RON52.58	+119.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 DOP330.80	$8.05 RON36.81	+42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 DOP57.10	$2.53 RON11.57	+159.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP36.86	$2.27 RON10.37	+260.0%
Average			+145.2%

Santiago vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.2% more for groceries

	Santiago	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP87.83	$1.38 RON6.31	-8.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.11 DOP182.19	$4.76 RON21.76	+52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 DOP238.51	$6.78 RON31.03	+66.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.24 DOP72.59	$3.37 RON15.40	+171.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.15 DOP125.77	$3.32 RON15.19	+54.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 DOP59.54	$0.64 RON2.91	-37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 DOP22.57	$0.79 RON3.62	+105.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 DOP43.79	$0.76 RON3.47	+1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 DOP47.26	$1.11 RON5.07	+37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 DOP34.13	$0.44 RON2.02	-24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP59.03	$0.45 RON2.08	-54.9%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Santiago	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.65 DOP272.41	$6.36 RON29.09	+36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.48 DOP1,725.90	$23.36 RON106.82	-20.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,338.47 DOP898K	$28,336.34 RON130K	+84.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 DOP1,162.52	$8.45 RON38.65	-57.4%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 96.6% more for housing

	Santiago	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.99 DOP2,048.21	$9.97 RON45.61	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.35 DOP21,738.09	$743.68 RON3,400.84	+100.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.19 DOP14,177.02	$585.48 RON2,677.40	+141.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.80 DOP2,388.48	$128.88 RON589.39	+215.9%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.93 DOP12,523.03	$553.35 RON2,530.48	+158.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,841.65 DOP166K	$8,983.94 RON41,083.56	+216.2%
Average			+187.4%

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pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP141.77	$3.45 RON15.77	+42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 DOP106.33	$3.43 RON15.68	+88.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 DOP189.03	$6.90 RON31.55	+113.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.37 DOP1,368.08	$45.58 RON208.46	+95.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 DOP311.89	$8.16 RON37.33	+53.2%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 37.8% more for clothing

	Santiago	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.65 DOP2,906.29	$79.34 RON362.81	+59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.06 DOP2,520.36	$42.64 RON194.99	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.66 DOP4,253.11	$95.84 RON438.28	+31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.58 DOP3,780.54	$103.58 RON473.68	+60.4%
Average			+37.8%

Santiago vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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