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Cluj-napoca vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 7.0% more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 9.2% more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 19.4% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% more for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$45.35	$12.55 RON59.36	+40.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 R$45.35	$9.41 RON44.52	+5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 R$7.09	$2.36 RON11.17	+68.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.39	$2.30 RON10.88	+165.3%
Average			+37.5%

Sao Paulo vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 R$9.39	$1.47 RON6.96	-20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 R$31.41	$4.67 RON22.07	-24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 R$23.41	$5.98 RON28.31	+29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 R$14.18	$3.76 RON17.81	+34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 R$12.10	$3.26 RON15.44	+36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 R$6.36	$0.64 RON3.01	-49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.17	$0.76 RON3.58	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.63	$0.87 RON4.11	+21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.43	$1.10 RON5.19	+25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 R$3.27	$0.42 RON1.98	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 R$2.90	$0.43 RON2.02	-25.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 R$24.84	$7.15 RON33.82	+45.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.37 R$244.87	$30.53 RON144.44	-36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,890.58 R$121K	$28,531.98 RON135K	+19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.76 R$49.39	$8.38 RON39.62	-14.1%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 9.2% more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.16 R$112.18	$9.59 RON45.38	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.54 R$3,323.73	$631.85 RON2,989.04	-3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.66 R$2,124.51	$521.69 RON2,467.90	+24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.32 R$406.60	$118.38 RON560.03	+47.4%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 19.4% less for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.90 R$2,687.69	$584.35 RON2,764.34	+10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,300.72 R$82,522.42	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	-41.0%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 23.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 R$15.12	$3.24 RON15.33	+8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 R$12.94	$3.70 RON17.50	+44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 R$15.12	$6.27 RON29.68	+110.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 R$181.58	$46.33 RON219.18	+29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.95 R$50.39	$9.41 RON44.52	-5.5%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.57 R$331.96	$88.57 RON418.97	+35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.53 R$311.49	$46.13 RON218.20	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.31 R$502.77	$99.46 RON470.48	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.35 R$462.44	$108.52 RON513.35	+18.8%
Average			+4.8%

Sao Paulo vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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