Cost of living comparison
Athens is 67.5% more expensive than Alba Iulia.
If you lived in Athens instead of Alba Iulia, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
|
Alba Iulia
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RON41.18
|
$16.08
€15.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.93
RON28.31
|
$9.65
€9.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
RON6.86
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
RON5.15
|
$0.55
€0.53
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
|
Alba Iulia
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
RON4.76
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
RON19.24
|
$6.59
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
RON24.09
|
$6.29
€6.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
RON15.19
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
RON13.39
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.18
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.08
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.10
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
RON5.05
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
RON1.56
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.40
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 75.9% more for transportation
|
Alba Iulia
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RON26.88
|
$7.64
€7.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.16
RON77.22
|
$30.01
€28.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
$30,384.48
€29,165.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.85
RON23.17
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Alba Iulia
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON42.10
|
$32.55
€31.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.23
RON1,439.32
|
$634.68
€609.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.29
RON1,181.59
|
$557.32
€534.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.84
RON548.74
|
$153.41
€147.25
|
|
pay 45.0% more for childcare
|
Alba Iulia
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$403.19
RON1,926.53
|
$463.20
€444.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,126.45
RON29,273.38
|
$10,722.29
€10,292.08
|
|
pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Alba Iulia
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
RON7.72
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.15
RON10.30
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
RON25.74
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.43
RON183.61
|
$49.36
€47.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.17
RON24.71
|
$9.65
€9.26
|
|
pay 52.6% more for clothing
|
Alba Iulia
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.94
RON195.62
|
$86.11
€82.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.48
RON164.73
|
$38.32
€36.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.28
RON374.02
|
$93.75
€89.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.23
RON326.03
|
$115.38
€110.75
|
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