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

🙂 Solo nomad: Culiacan is 5.3% cheaper than Cluj-Napoca without rent, and 30.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Culiacan is 14.6% cheaper than Cluj-Napoca without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Culiacan
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.49 MX$192
$11.36 RON 49.78
-7.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$34.46 MX$631
$57.9 RON 254
-40.46%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.71 MX$141
$7.97 RON 34.92
-3.26%
Cappuccino
$3.6 MX$65.9
$3.54 RON 15.5
1.69%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 MX$20.07
$2.43 RON 10.64
-54.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.8 MX$14.66
$2.19 RON 9.62
-63.47%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.09 MX$38.29
$3.25 RON 14.25
-35.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.35 MX$61.3
$3.85 RON 16.88
-12.99%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Culiacan
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.64 MX$30.11
$1.74 RON 7.61
-5.75%
White Bread (500g)
$2.62 MX$47.87
$1.34 RON 5.88
95.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.19 MX$21.76
$1.8 RON 7.88
-33.89%
Eggs
$2.29 MX$41.83
$3.37 RON 14.75
-32.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.51 MX$138
$10 RON 43.8
-24.90%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.08 MX$166
$7.03 RON 30.8
29.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.76 MX$197
$12.09 RON 53
-11.00%
Apples (1kg)
$2.45 MX$44.87
$1.25 RON 5.48
96.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 MX$29.76
$1.78 RON 7.79
-8.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.46 MX$26.81
$1.62 RON 7.08
-9.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.42 MX$26.06
$2.39 RON 10.47
-40.59%
Potato (1kg)
$1.62 MX$29.59
$1.01 RON 4.43
60.40%
Onion (1kg)
$2.08 MX$38.07
$0.93 RON 4.09
123.66%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.88 MX$34.36
$1.03 RON 4.53
82.52%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 MX$24.49
$0.93 RON 4.1
44.09%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.65 MX$85.2
$6.23 RON 27.29
-25.36%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.77 MX$252
$7.2 RON 31.56
91.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 MX$24.64
$1.17 RON 5.12
15.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.57 MX$47.07
$2.02 RON 8.83
27.23%
🚌 Getting Around
Culiacan
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.66 MX$12.17
$0.71 RON 3.11
-7.04%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$12.96 MX$237
$23.22 RON 102
-44.19%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$59
$1.01 RON 4.42
218.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.84 MX$33.65
$0.83 RON 3.62
121.69%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$10.71 MX$196
$9.21 RON 40.37
16.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 MX$23.71
$1.7 RON 7.45
-23.53%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.7K MX$616.9K
$28K RON 122.5K
20.57%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.3K MX$444.4K
$26.2K RON 114.9K
-7.44%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Culiacan
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$52 MX$952
$160 RON 701
-67.52%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.09 MX$349
$8.93 RON 39.13
113.77%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$28.19 MX$516
$10.08 RON 44.19
179.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Culiacan
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.59 MX$542
$43.47 RON 190
-31.93%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.48 MX$393
$20.14 RON 88.3
6.65%
Cinema Ticket
$4.28 MX$78.3
$8.17 RON 35.82
-47.61%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Culiacan
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$106 MX$1,947
$475 RON 2,084
-77.63%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,229 MX$59.1K
$10.7K RON 46.8K
-69.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Culiacan
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$62.4 MX$1,141
$69.4 RON 304
-10.17%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$32.04 MX$587
$40.91 RON 179
-21.68%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$89.9 MX$1,646
$85.8 RON 376
4.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$96.7 MX$1,769
$101 RON 442
-4.12%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Culiacan
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$359 MX$6,563
$715 RON 3,131
-49.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$246 MX$4,498
$560 RON 2,453
-56.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$766 MX$14K
$1,286 RON 5,635
-40.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$496 MX$9,079
$917 RON 4,019
-45.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,203 MX$40.3K
$4,254 RON 18.6K
-48.23%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,078 MX$19.7K
$3,110 RON 13.6K
-65.33%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Culiacan
Cluj-Napoca
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$721 MX$13.2K
$1,395 RON 6,114
-48.31%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.25
5.85
92.31%

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Last update for Culiacan: November 29, 2025

Last update for Cluj-Napoca: November 30, 2025

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