Cost of living comparison

Japan

compared to

Romania

Cluj-napoca vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 19.7% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 77.7% more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 38.5% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 36.0% less in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 52.1% less in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 51.3% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.7% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$12.55 RON59.36	+65.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.06 ¥800	$9.41 RON44.52	+85.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ¥259	$2.36 RON11.17	+43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 ¥140	$2.30 RON10.88	+159.7%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 ¥270	$1.47 RON6.96	-13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ¥836	$4.67 RON22.07	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.75 ¥909	$5.98 RON28.31	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 ¥358	$3.76 RON17.81	+66.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 ¥487	$3.26 RON15.44	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 ¥340	$0.64 RON3.01	-70.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 ¥170	$0.76 RON3.58	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 ¥309	$0.87 RON4.11	-55.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 ¥377	$1.10 RON5.19	-54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥241	$0.42 RON1.98	-72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 ¥231	$0.43 RON2.02	-70.8%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 ¥645	$7.15 RON33.82	+75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	$30.53 RON144.44	-51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$8.38 RON39.62	-70.6%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 36.0% less for housing

	Tokyo	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.33 ¥4,793	$9.59 RON45.38	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,280.34 ¥202K	$631.85 RON2,989.04	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$692.48 ¥109K	$521.69 RON2,467.90	-24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.45 ¥17,926	$118.38 RON560.03	+4.4%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 52.1% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,341.43 ¥212K	$584.35 RON2,764.34	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,252.10 ¥3M	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	-47.3%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ¥600	$3.24 RON15.33	-14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 ¥563	$3.70 RON17.50	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥620	$6.27 RON29.68	+60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 ¥10,478	$46.33 RON219.18	-30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.65 ¥1,999	$9.41 RON44.52	-25.6%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 51.3% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 ¥8,770	$88.57 RON418.97	+59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.95 ¥5,207	$46.13 RON218.20	+40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.04 ¥10,278	$99.46 RON470.48	+52.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.74 ¥11,178	$108.52 RON513.35	+53.4%
Average			+51.3%

Tokyo vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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