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Taiwan

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Romania

Cluj-napoca vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 6.0% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 45.6% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 11.6% less in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 28.7% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$12.55 RON59.80	+166.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$9.41 RON44.85	+66.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.36 RON11.25	+157.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$2.30 RON10.96	+252.5%
Average			+131.7%

Taipei vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.6% less for groceries

	Taipei	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.47 RON7.02	-27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$4.67 RON22.23	-52.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$5.98 RON28.52	-48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.76 RON17.94	+38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.26 RON15.56	-26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.64 RON3.04	-71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.76 RON3.61	-49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.87 RON4.14	-37.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.10 RON5.23	-45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.42 RON2.00	-66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.43 RON2.03	-59.0%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Taipei	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$7.15 RON34.08	+81.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$30.53 RON145.52	-18.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$28,531.98 RON136K	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$8.38 RON39.92	-6.4%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 11.6% less for housing

	Taipei	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$9.59 RON45.72	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$631.85 RON3,011.41	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$521.69 RON2,486.37	+8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$118.38 RON564.22	+78.6%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 28.7% less for childcare

	Taipei	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$584.35 RON2,785.02	-11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$9,620.21 RON45,849.92	-42.3%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$3.24 RON15.45	+14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.70 RON17.63	+8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.27 RON29.90	+59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$46.33 RON220.82	+12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$9.41 RON44.85	-3.3%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Taipei	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$88.57 RON422.11	+40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$46.13 RON219.83	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$99.46 RON474.00	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$108.52 RON517.19	+3.3%
Average			+18.2%

Taipei vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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