Cost of Living Comparison Between Cluj-Napoca and Culiacan Cost of Living Comparison Between Cluj-Napoca and Culiacan

🙂 Solo nomad: Cluj-Napoca is 8.5% cheaper than Culiacan without rent, and 42.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cluj-Napoca is 4.4% cheaper than Culiacan without rent, and 32.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cluj-Napoca
Culiacan
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.49 RON 50.6
$10.60 MX$189
8.40%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57.3 RON 252
$35.01 MX$623
63.58%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.89 RON 34.71
$7.77 MX$138
1.54%
Cappuccino
$3.39 RON 14.93
$3.55 MX$63.2
-4.51%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.30 RON 10.11
$1.11 MX$19.74
107.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.20 RON 9.67
$0.75 MX$13.41
193.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.24 RON 14.25
$2.07 MX$36.76
56.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.98 RON 17.49
$3.32 MX$59.1
19.88%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cluj-Napoca
Culiacan
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.80 RON 7.91
$1.66 MX$29.44
8.43%
White Bread (500g)
$1.35 RON 5.93
$2.62 MX$46.53
-48.47%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.80 RON 7.90
$1.13 MX$20.07
59.29%
Eggs
$3.35 RON 14.76
$2.18 MX$38.77
53.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.22 RON 44.96
$7.45 MX$132
37.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.29 RON 32.08
$9.11 MX$162
-19.98%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.73 RON 51.6
$10.57 MX$188
10.97%
Apples (1kg)
$1.24 RON 5.44
$2.53 MX$45.01
-50.99%
Banana (1kg)
$1.74 RON 7.64
$1.61 MX$28.57
8.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.55 RON 6.84
$1.43 MX$25.38
8.39%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.42 RON 10.64
$1.46 MX$25.98
65.75%
Potato (1kg)
$1.01 RON 4.44
$1.57 MX$27.98
-35.67%
Onion (1kg)
$0.97 RON 4.29
$2.07 MX$36.88
-53.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.09 RON 4.77
$1.90 MX$33.71
-42.63%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.95 RON 4.19
$1.33 MX$23.66
-28.57%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.35 RON 27.95
$4.42 MX$78.7
43.67%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.82 RON 34.40
$14.56 MX$259
-46.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.17 RON 5.17
$1.30 MX$23.20
-10.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 RON 9.03
$2.62 MX$46.64
-21.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Cluj-Napoca
Culiacan
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.68 RON 2.99
$0.71 MX$12.70
-4.23%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$23.04 RON 101
$13.27 MX$236
73.62%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.93 RON 4.09
$3.10 MX$55.2
-70.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.89 RON 3.93
$1.77 MX$31.54
-49.72%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$9.52 RON 41.89
$10.69 MX$190
-10.94%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.70 RON 7.46
$1.34 MX$23.78
26.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K RON 122.0K
$33.7K MX$599.7K
-17.71%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.1K RON 119.0K
$24.2K MX$429.9K
11.96%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cluj-Napoca
Culiacan
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$157 RON 692
$52.0 MX$925
202.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.72 RON 38.38
$19.31 MX$344
-54.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.81 RON 43.15
$28.32 MX$504
-65.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cluj-Napoca
Culiacan
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.31 RON 191
$29.30 MX$521
47.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.67 RON 86.5
$21.28 MX$379
-7.57%
Cinema Ticket
$8.30 RON 36.53
$4.35 MX$77.3
90.80%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cluj-Napoca
Culiacan
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$480 RON 2,112
$105 MX$1,873
356.02%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.5K RON 46.1K
$3,131 MX$55.7K
234.87%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cluj-Napoca
Culiacan
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$69.0 RON 303
$60.5 MX$1,077
13.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.33 RON 177
$31.48 MX$560
28.11%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.9 RON 383
$93.2 MX$1,658
-6.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$101 RON 446
$97.6 MX$1,736
3.93%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cluj-Napoca
Culiacan
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$714 RON 3,143
$358 MX$6,363
99.75%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$559 RON 2,460
$242 MX$4,304
131.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,277 RON 5,620
$770 MX$13.7K
65.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$948 RON 4,171
$504 MX$8,966
88.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,754 RON 20.9K
$2,312 MX$41.1K
105.60%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,267 RON 14.4K
$1,150 MX$20.5K
184.03%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cluj-Napoca
Culiacan
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,423 RON 6,260
$751 MX$13.4K
89.44%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.85
11.25
-48.00%

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Last update for Cluj-Napoca: March 2, 2026

Last update for Culiacan: March 1, 2026

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