What Cluj-Napoca costs
A mid-range day in Cluj-Napoca is €45–60 per person — a 3-star hotel, a set lunch, a restaurant dinner and a 24-hour ticket, all in euro.
- A mid-range day per person
- €45–60
- A comfortable day per person
- €47–60
- Sleeping
- 3-star hotel €28–38
Romania is not in the eurozone, but every price on this page has already been converted to euro at the ECB reference rate. A mid-range day — a 3-star hotel, a set lunch, a restaurant dinner and a 24-hour transport ticket — comes to €45–60 per person.
Prices line by line
All prices are per person.
A mid-range day
The same basket used for every city on the site: a 3-star hotel, a set lunch, a restaurant dinner, a 24-hour ticket and the median of paid sightseeing tickets in the city. Not included: breakfast if not in the room price, drinks with a meal, or day trips.
A comfortable day
The same basket, with two restaurant meals instead of one and two tickets instead of one.
From the airport
The bus 5 fare to the centre is €0.66 per person — the same fare as any other ride on public transport. There's no separate airport fare or surcharge.
Sightseeing tickets
Most of the old centre's main sights are free — the squares, the churches, Tailors' Tower, Potaissa Street. Only the Botanical Garden and the Ethnographic Museum charge separately; their exact prices sit on the day-by-day plan where each falls, not here, because they don't enter every day's budget.
What this sum leaves out
- A hostel. This sum counts a 3-star hotel as sleeping; a hostel bed stays the cheaper option, without a price in this guide.
- A trip beyond Cluj-Napoca. Salina Turda and Cheile Turzii each have their own transport and tickets, outside the daily budget in the city.
- Breakfast, if it isn't in the room price. Some listings include it, some don't — check before booking.
The same comparison for 143 places: hostel, hotel, getting into town and a day pass. Travel costs →
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How much money does a day in Cluj-Napoca need?
A mid-range €45–60 per person — a 3-star hotel, a set lunch, a restaurant dinner and a 24-hour ticket.
Does Cluj-Napoca use euro or lei?
Lei — Romania is not in the eurozone. Prices on this page are converted to euro at the ECB reference rate of 21 September 2026 (1 EUR = 5.2647 RON), to compare with the rest of the site.
How much does a comfortable day in Cluj-Napoca cost?
€47–60 per person — the same hotel, two restaurant meals and two paid tickets instead of one.
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