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Cluj-napoca vs. Taguig City Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 42.7% more expensive than Taguig City.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 59.7% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 16.7% more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 77.8% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Taguig City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Taguig City	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱251.03	$12.55 RON59.36	+214.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.19 ₱200.83	$9.41 RON44.52	+195.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ₱47.70	$2.36 RON11.17	+211.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₱26.78	$2.30 RON10.88	+441.2%
Average			+224.7%

Taguig City vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Taguig City	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱90.17	$1.47 RON6.96	+2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱160.66	$4.67 RON22.07	+82.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 ₱455.56	$5.98 RON28.31	-17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 ₱114.87	$3.76 RON17.81	+106.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 ₱132.09	$3.26 RON15.44	+55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱64.68	$0.64 RON3.01	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ₱53.49	$0.76 RON3.58	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 ₱80.33	$0.87 RON4.11	-31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.12	$1.10 RON5.19	+129.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱48.85	$0.42 RON1.98	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱75.72	$0.43 RON2.02	-64.5%
Average			-1.7%

Taguig City vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.7% more for transportation

	Taguig City	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 ₱293.33	$7.15 RON33.82	+53.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.53 RON144.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱168.19	$8.38 RON39.62	+213.7%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 16.7% more for housing

	Taguig City	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,476.08	$9.59 RON45.38	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$518.05 ₱32,634.43	$631.85 RON2,989.04	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.01 ₱27,592.72	$521.69 RON2,467.90	+19.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.98 ₱5,353.26	$118.38 RON560.03	+39.3%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Taguig City	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.83 ₱8,367.80	$584.35 RON2,764.34	+339.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱563K	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	+7.7%
Average			+117.7%

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pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Taguig City	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱75.31	$3.24 RON15.33	+171.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 ₱160.66	$3.70 RON17.50	+45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱185.77	$6.27 RON29.68	+112.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 ₱2,510.34	$46.33 RON219.18	+16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.77 ₱426.76	$9.41 RON44.52	+38.9%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 77.8% more for clothing

	Taguig City	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.18 ₱2,594.02	$88.57 RON418.97	+115.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,730.75	$46.13 RON218.20	+67.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.74 ₱4,267.58	$99.46 RON470.48	+46.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.51 ₱3,623.11	$108.52 RON513.35	+88.7%
Average			+77.8%

Taguig City vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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