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Cluj-napoca vs. Ubud Cost of Living Summary

Cluj-napoca is 46.9% more expensive than Ubud.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Cluj-napoca
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Cluj-napoca
Transportation: pay 89.8% more in Cluj-napoca
Housing: pay 24.8% more in Cluj-napoca
Childcare: pay 56.5% more in Cluj-napoca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% more in Cluj-napoca
Clothing: pay 68.0% more in Cluj-napoca

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

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Cluj-napoca vs. Ubud Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Ubud	Cluj-napoca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$12.55 RON59.36	+349.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	$9.41 RON44.52	+206.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$2.36 RON11.17	+81.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	$2.30 RON10.88	+458.2%
Average			+266.5%

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Ubud	Cluj-napoca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	$1.47 RON6.96	-20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.31 IDR150K	$4.67 RON22.07	-43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	$5.98 RON28.31	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	$3.76 RON17.81	+69.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	$3.26 RON15.44	+92.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	$0.64 RON3.01	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	$0.76 RON3.58	+11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	$0.87 RON4.11	-12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	$1.10 RON5.19	+95.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	$0.42 RON1.98	-36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	$0.43 RON2.02	-55.6%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 89.8% more for transportation

	Ubud	Cluj-napoca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	$7.15 RON33.82	+158.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.53 RON144.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,199.28 IDR437M	$28,531.98 RON135K	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	$8.38 RON39.62	+166.9%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Ubud	Cluj-napoca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.63 IDR336K	$9.59 RON45.38	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$544.82 IDR10M	$631.85 RON2,989.04	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.10 IDR7M	$521.69 RON2,467.90	+28.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.40 IDR1M	$118.38 RON560.03	+89.7%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 56.5% more for childcare

	Ubud	Cluj-napoca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$440.88 IDR8M	$584.35 RON2,764.34	+32.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,207.68 IDR94M	$9,620.21 RON45,509.37	+84.7%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ubud	Cluj-napoca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$3.24 RON15.33	+45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	$3.70 RON17.50	+84.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	$6.27 RON29.68	+195.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.69 IDR933K	$46.33 RON219.18	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	$9.41 RON44.52	+159.1%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 68.0% more for clothing

	Ubud	Cluj-napoca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.44 IDR784K	$88.57 RON418.97	+103.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$46.13 RON218.20	+106.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.00 IDR1M	$99.46 RON470.48	+30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.10 IDR1M	$108.52 RON513.35	+44.5%
Average			+68.0%

Ubud vs. Cluj-napoca - Cost of clothing

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