Cost of Living Comparison Between Cluj-Napoca and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Cluj-Napoca and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Cluj-Napoca is 13.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 3.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cluj-Napoca is 8.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cluj-Napoca
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.49 RON 50.4
$13.12 MX$231
-12.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57.3 RON 251
$53.8 MX$946
6.43%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.89 RON 34.55
$9.40 MX$165
-16.06%
Cappuccino
$3.39 RON 14.86
$3.56 MX$62.7
-4.78%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.30 RON 10.07
$1.60 MX$28.20
43.75%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.20 RON 9.62
$1.15 MX$20.31
91.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.24 RON 14.18
$3.16 MX$55.5
2.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.98 RON 17.41
$4.85 MX$85.2
-17.94%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cluj-Napoca
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.80 RON 7.87
$1.63 MX$28.74
10.43%
White Bread (500g)
$1.35 RON 5.91
$2.73 MX$48.09
-50.55%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.80 RON 7.86
$1.88 MX$33.04
-4.26%
Eggs
$3.35 RON 14.69
$2.63 MX$46.29
27.38%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.22 RON 44.75
$9.89 MX$174
3.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.29 RON 31.94
$8.40 MX$148
-13.21%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.73 RON 51.4
$11.63 MX$205
0.86%
Apples (1kg)
$1.24 RON 5.42
$2.97 MX$52.3
-58.25%
Banana (1kg)
$1.74 RON 7.60
$1.78 MX$31.39
-2.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.55 RON 6.80
$2.06 MX$36.16
-24.76%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.42 RON 10.59
$1.97 MX$34.74
22.84%
Potato (1kg)
$1.01 RON 4.42
$2.09 MX$36.69
-51.67%
Onion (1kg)
$0.97 RON 4.27
$2.26 MX$39.74
-57.08%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.09 RON 4.75
$1.46 MX$25.65
-25.34%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.95 RON 4.17
$1.09 MX$19.17
-12.84%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.35 RON 27.82
$4.34 MX$76.3
46.31%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.82 RON 34.24
$13.62 MX$240
-42.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.17 RON 5.14
$1.67 MX$29.44
-29.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 RON 8.99
$3.54 MX$62.3
-42.09%
🚌 Getting Around
Cluj-Napoca
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.68 RON 2.98
$0.36 MX$6.33
88.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$23.04 RON 101
$18.96 MX$333
21.52%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.93 RON 4.08
$1.32 MX$23.28
-29.55%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.89 RON 3.91
$0.30 MX$5.30
196.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$9.52 RON 41.70
$5.49 MX$96.5
73.41%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.70 RON 7.43
$1.34 MX$23.51
26.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K RON 121.5K
$19.1K MX$336.2K
45.11%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.1K RON 118.5K
$23.8K MX$418.0K
13.84%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cluj-Napoca
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$157 RON 689
$41.11 MX$723
282.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.72 RON 38.20
$27.78 MX$489
-68.61%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.81 RON 42.96
$30.00 MX$528
-67.30%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cluj-Napoca
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.31 RON 190
$53.5 MX$942
-19.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.67 RON 86.1
$26.13 MX$460
-24.72%
Cinema Ticket
$8.30 RON 36.36
$6.28 MX$111
32.17%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cluj-Napoca
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$480 RON 2,103
$439 MX$7,729
9.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.5K RON 45.9K
$10.7K MX$188.9K
-2.38%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cluj-Napoca
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$69.0 RON 302
$57.1 MX$1,005
20.71%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.33 RON 177
$45.30 MX$797
-10.97%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.9 RON 381
$104 MX$1,834
-16.61%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$101 RON 444
$108 MX$1,904
-6.34%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cluj-Napoca
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$714 RON 3,129
$996 MX$17.5K
-28.28%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$559 RON 2,449
$624 MX$11.0K
-10.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,277 RON 5,594
$2,106 MX$37.1K
-39.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$948 RON 4,152
$1,218 MX$21.4K
-22.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,754 RON 20.8K
$3,799 MX$66.8K
25.14%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,267 RON 14.3K
$2,230 MX$39.2K
46.50%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cluj-Napoca
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,423 RON 6,232
$1,096 MX$19.3K
29.76%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.85
11.34
-48.41%

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Last update for Cluj-Napoca: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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